[Infowarrior] - EPIC Prevails in Virginia Fusion Center FOIA Case

[Richard Forno]

EPIC Prevails in Virginia Fusion Center FOIA Case

Yesterday, Richmond General District Court held that EPIC  
"substantially prevailed" on the merits of its freedom of information  
lawsuit against the Virginia State Police. EPIC filed the case after  
the State Police refused to disclose documents describing the federal  
government's involvement in efforts to limit Virginia's transparency  
and privacy laws. Through the litigation, EPIC uncovered a secret  
contract between the State Police and the FBI that limits the rights  
of Virginia citizens to learn what information the State Police  
collect about them. The court's letter opinion requires the State  
Police to pay EPIC's litigation costs, but not its attorneys' fees.  
For more information, see EPIC's web page EPIC v. Virginia Department  
of State Police: Fusion Center Secrecy Bill. For more information  
about fusion centers, see EPIC's Fusion Center Page (May 9)

http://epic.org/