Court Says Officials Calendars With Personal Items Aren’t Public
· Story link The appointment calendars of six U.S. Department of Agriculture officials are not public records because they contain…
The appointment calendars of six U.S. Department of Agriculture officials are not public records because they contain a mix of official and personal items and were not required by the agency to be maintained, a federal district court in Washington ruled. A public interest group had sought the calendars in a search for evidence that the food safety officials had met with representatives of the meet and poultry industry. (8/5/05)