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Court opinions issued Aug. 28, 2017

Yagman v. Pompeo (9th Cir.) -- reversing district court's dismissal after concluding that plaintiff had requested records and not merely asked a question about CIA personnel or affiliates that engaged in torture.  Although the Circuit agreed with the agency that request was too vague, it remanded the case to the district court with instructions to allow plaintiff to reframe his request. 

Energy & Env't Legal Inst. v. U.S. Dep't of State (E.D. Va.) -- ruling that plaintiffs were precluded from filing separate summary judgment motions and that agency properly withheld disputed emails pertaining to environment pursuant to Exemptions 1, 5, and 6.  

Summaries of all opinions issued since April 2015 available here.