PAWS v. UW

No. 59714-6.

125 Wn.2d 243 (1994)

884 P.2d 592

PROGRESSIVE ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY, Respondent, v. THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

November 22, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christine O. Gregoire, Attorney General, and Lisa A. Vincler, Assistant, for appellant.

John T. Costo, for respondent.

Sheldon E. Steinbach on behalf of American Council on Education; Joseph A. Keyes, Jr., on behalf of Association of American Medical Colleges; Martin Michaelson, Daniel B. Kohrman, David V. Snyder, and Alice D. Leiner on behalf of American Council on Education and Association of American Medical Colleges, amici curiae for appellant.

Clifford D. Stromberg, Barbara F. Mishkin, Jonathan S. Franklin, and David B. Robbins on behalf of the American Psychological Association, amicus curiae for appellant.

Kathleen N. McKereghan on behalf of Washington State Biotechnology Association, amicus curiae for appellant.

Patricia L. Friend, Alice D. Leiner, and J. Matthew Geyman on behalf of The Johns Hopkins University and Washington Association for Biomedical Research, amici curiae for appellant.

David F. Stobaugh on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union, amicus curiae for respondent.


DURHAM, J.

At issue is whether information in a university researcher's unfunded grant proposal involving use of animals in scientific research must be disclosed under the laws governing disclosure of public records. The trial court held that with excision of certain exempt information contained in the proposal, the proposal is subject to disclosure. We affirm in part and reverse in part. We affirm the trial court's decision that the proposal is not exempt from disclosure...

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