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FOIA News: Line-item prices protected in recent decisions

New Cases Confirm that FOIA Exemption 4 Protects Line-Item Pricing Information

Nat’l Law Review, Oct. 22, 2018

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On September 28, 2018, the D.C. District Court issued two noteworthy decisions holding that line-item pricing data and commission rates were exempt from release under FOIA Exemption 4. Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. v. NASA, No. 17-1902, 2018 WL 4681012 (D.D.C. Sept. 28, 2018); Hodes v. Treasury, No. 17-0219 (D.D.C. issued Sept. 28, 2018). 

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