ELR Citation: ELR 20255
No(s). 04-15512 (9th Cir. Dec 19, 2005)

The court holds that the U.S. Forest Service wrongfully denied environmental groups' request for a waiver of fees in connection with their procurement of geospatial information systems (GIS) data records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Although 7 U.S.C. §1387 allows the Secretary o...