deliberative process privilege
- A type of legal right that prevents the government from having to reveal materials from governmental agencies that include views, suggestions, and other types of communication contributing to the agency's decision-making procedures
- The city council exercised the deliberative process privilege to keep internal discussions confidential.
- Internal documents containing guidance and discussion were protected by the deliberative process privilege.
- Because it falls under the deliberative process privilege, the report was not made public.
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