The culmination of our long-running challenge to the District of Columbia’s failure to disclose to the public information related to its agencies’ budgetary needs is the permanent injunction issued on October 28, 2026, by the D.C. Superior Court. The permanent injunction requires the District to disclose that budget information annually, during the yearly budget process, on a public website as to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) and DC Public Schools (DCPS). The ruling covers budget‑related documents that TPM first sought in a 2019 FOIA request arising out of DL v. DC, a special education case related to preschoolers. The first information required to be published for OSSE and DCPS under the permanent injunction is expected in March or April 2027.
More information about the case is here. Contact Todd Gluckman at tgluckman@tpmlaw.com or (202) 204-8482 with any questions.