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FOIA News: HUD & DOJ sued for LGBT-related records

Groups sue HUD, DOJ for documents over LGBT decisions

By Lydia Wheeler, The Hill, Mar. 1, 2018

Two liberal advocacy groups are suing the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Justice Department for documents they say show agency officials are quietly making policy decisions that harm LGBT people.

People for the American Way and Right Wing Watch (RWW) say in the 10-page lawsuit, filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, that the agencies have failed to respond to their Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests within the law’s applicable time-frame.

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