Office of Information Practices

Opinion Letter No. 92-15
August 14, 1992
The Ag Rag Article

An article in the April issue of The Ag Rag, a monthly newsletter prepared by staff of the State Department of the Attorney General (Department), must be made available for public inspection and copying. The OIP found that disclosure of the article, “High on Alternatives,” would not constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of the author’s personal privacy. In addition, although the newsletter was prepared for circulation within the Department, it does not constitute an intra-agency memoranda, the disclosure of which would result in the frustration of a legitimate government function.

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