Atheist and Federal Watchdog Groups File Lawsuit Over Ben Carson FOIA Rejections
Hemant Mehta, Patheos, Jan. 18, 2018
The Freedom From Religion Foundation and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) are suing the Department of Housing and Urban Development, led by Dr. Ben Carson, for denying their multiple Freedom of Information Act requests that may have cast a negative light on the agency and Carson in particular.
For example, the groups wanted to learn more about Carson’s involvement in the White House’s weekly Bible study sessions which first came to light last August. Were taxpayer-funded resources used for these sessions? It’s a legitimate question. But for some reason, whenever they asked HUD for information about these sessions, they couldn’t get the materials they requested.
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