U.S. Supreme Court ruling today: OK to ask for records even if someone else asked and was rejected
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today in a unanimous decision that it's OK for someone to request documents under FOIA even if someone else had asked for the documents, been denied, sued, and lost. Every person has a right to request and challenge a denial, even if someone else failed previously. This is a big win for government transparency because sometimes the facts differ in cases and sometimes different courts rule different ways. For more details and the ruling as a pdf, see a good summary by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.