Court opinions issued July 13, 2017
Canning v. DOJ (D.D.C.) -- finding that: (1) FBI properly relied upon Exemption 3 to withhold wiretap records, but that agency was required to release certain information that it had previously acknowledged officially; (2) FBI was required to release certain names withheld under Exemption 7(C) and 7(D) because agency had previously acknowledged them officially; and (3) FBI failed to demonstrate the propriety of Exemption 7(D) to withhold certain information obtained from sources under implied assurance of confidentiality.
Protect Democracy Project v. DOD (D.D.C.) -- ruling that plaintiff was entitled to expedited processing of its requests for records concerning President Trump's legal authority to order missile strikes against Syria, but declining to order defendants to produce records by any certain date.
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