Last week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear an Exemption 4 case where the requester, the South Dakota Argus Leader has sought information on the food stamp program – namely how much money the different retailers get from participating in the program. The retailers via a trade association has attempted to fight the release of the information every step of the way, losing at both the district court and circuit court. Now, they’ve asked are received cert at the Supreme Court.
The Argus Leader has published this summary of the timeline of the case, which really helps to understand the issues involved.