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Court opinions issued Jan. 18, 2018

Am. Civil Liberties Union of N. Cal. v. DOJ (9th Cir.) -- affirming in part and reversing in part district court's decision and ruling that only portions of internal guidance for prosecutors was exempt as attorney work product and that none of disputed records were protected by Exemption 7(E).

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. USDA (D.D.C.) -- finding that: (1) Department re-posted three categories of disputed animal welfare records on its website, which mooted plaintiff's claim for injunctive relief; (2) as to remaining records that Department did not re-post, plaintiff failed to show that Department was required to post them under statute's "reading room" provision. 

Summaries of all opinions issued since April 2015 available here.