State: Washington
The State Court: Washington State Supreme Court
The standard for releasing open records: records can withheld “only if disclosure would clearly not be in the public interest and would substantially and irreparably damage a person or a vital government interest.”
What’s the big deal?
- Researchers across the country, including in Texas, want the data
- The data from taxi fares has been available for 40 years
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