# Was the Release of the Duggar Records Under FOIA Illegal?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 4, 2015, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-release-of-the-duggar-records-under-foia-illegal/721638 "2015-06-04T16:00:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Richard\_Parker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-release-of-the-duggar-records-under-foia-illegal/721638/21 "2015-06-05T20:09:27Z")

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That’s certainly consistent with what I’ve read, though I think the Buzzfeed article does not sufficiently account for the way the catch-all exceptions to Ark. FOIA might apply on a case-by-case basis.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-release-of-the-duggar-records-under-foia-illegal/721638/22 "2015-06-05T21:14:13Z")

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> [@Sam\_Lowry](#):
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> [Buzzfeed](http://www.buzzfeed.com/claudiakoerner/release-of-josh-duggar-police-report-was-legal-under-arkansa#.rhO926yj1) has an article about this, including a link to [case law](https://casetext.com/case/troutt-bros-v-emison) that my computer isn’t showing.

You can read the case [here](http://opinions.aoc.arkansas.gov/WebLink8/0/doc/116347/Page1.aspx) or [here](http://www.ecases.us/case/ark/2447424/troutt-bros-inc-v-emison) if the Casetext link still isn’t working for you.

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