Amazon, Other Retailers Pick Up Win in High Court FOIA Case (2)

The U.S. Supreme Court limited the amount of information grocery operations, including those run by Amazon, Walmart and other retailers, have to disclose under the Freedom of Information Act.

The court ruled unanimously to undo a decades-old rule that governed the disclosure of “confidential” commercial or financial information held by the government in every federal circuit to have considered the issue. They were split 6-3 as to what the new rule should be.

The decision in the Agriculture Department food stamp case is a loss for South Dakota newspaper Argus Leader. It had requested Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program—or SNAP—redemption information ...