Washington sunshine lawsuits
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Here is a list of major FOIA court decisions and their affect on the Washington Public Records Act.
(The cases are listed alphabetically. To order them by year please click the icon below the Year heading)
| Article | Year | Precedent |
|---|---|---|
| ACLU v. City of Seattle | 2009 | 1.)That statements or lists of proposed topics to be used in collective bargaining are exempt under Washington public records law under the deliberative process agreement. 2.)That deliberative process exemptions do not apply strictly to intra-agency documentation. |
| Brouillet v. Cowles Publishing | 1990 | |
| Cathcart v. Andersen | 1974 | |
| City of Federal Way v. Koenig | 2009 | This case established that administrative judicial records are not subject to open records request under Washington law. |
| Cowles Publishing Co. v. Murphy | 1981 | |
| Hangartner v. City of Seattle | 2004 | |
| Harold Carey v. Mason County | 2009 | |
| Hearst Corp. v. Hoppe | 1978 | |
| Nast v. Michels | 1986 | |
| Progressive Animal Welfare Society v. University of Washington | 1994 | |
| Rental Housing Association of Puget Sound v. City of Des Moines | 2009 | |
| Soter v. Cowles Publishing | 2007 | |
| Wood v. Battle Ground School District | 2001 | 1.) That a series of emails can constitute a closed meeting. 2.) That members-elect of a public body are subject to open records law. |
| Yousoufian v. Office of Ron Sims | 2009 |
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