United States:
FBI Sues City And Public Utility To Prevent Privacy Violation
13 September 2016
by
Daniel J. McLoon
,
Mauricio Paez
,
Jonathon Little
,
Kevin Lyles
,
Todd McClelland
,
Jeff Rabkin
,
Adam Salter
,
Michiru Takahashi
,
Undine Von Diemar
,
Olivier Haas
,
Jörg Hladjk
,
Richard Johnson
,
Anand Varadarajan
and
Nicole Perry
Jones Day
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On June 13, the United States filed a complaint for injunctive relief against the
City of Seattle and its public utility, attempting to prevent the
release of private information related to Federal Bureau of
Investigation ("FBI") surveillance. The city has been
subjected to information requests under the Washington State Public
Records Act for this information. The government objects to the
proposed disclosure under law enforcement privilege.
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