RESIDENT ACTION COUNCIL v. SEATTLE HOUSING

No. 87656-8.

327 P.3d 600 (2013)

177 Wn.2d 417

RESIDENT ACTION COUNCIL, Respondent, v. SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided May 9, 2013.

As Amended on Denial of Reconsideration January 10, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Wendell Masters , Shelby R. Frost Lemmel , Masters Law Group PLLC, Bainbridge Island, WA, for Appellant.

Meredith E. Childers , Eric Dunn , NW Justice Project, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

Aviva Kamm , Stokes Lawrence PS, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Coalition for Open Go.

Nicholas Broten Straley , Columbia Legal Services, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Columbia Legal Services.


GONZÁLEZ, J.

¶ 1 This direct appeal concerns the public disclosure of Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) grievance hearing decisions pursuant to the Public Records Act (PRA), chapter 42.56 RCW. SHA hearing decisions contain welfare recipients' personal information. This information is exempt from disclosure under the PRA, but the PRA requires redaction and disclosure of public records insofar as all exempt material can be removed. Accordingly, the PRA requires...

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