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Court opinions issued Mar. 26, 2018

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

Mertz v. SSA (E.D. Mich.) -- rejecting magistrate judge's recommendation to release certain records, because court found records fell within parameters of attorney-client privilege or Exemption 6 and 7(C).  

Russell v. United States (E.D. Tenn.) --  concluding that U.S. Marshals Service conducted adequate search for records pertaining to assault at detention center, and that agency properly invoked Exemptions 6 and 7(C) to redact names, email addresses, and telephone numbers of agency employees and local law enforcement.

James Madison Project v. DOJ (D.D.C.) -- ruling that Office of the Director of National Intelligence failed to sufficiently explain applicability of deliberative process privilege to records concerning Thomas A. Drake.  

Rojas-Vega v. ICE (D.D.C.) -- finding that agency conducted reasonable search for state criminal court transcripts and that it properly withheld records under Exemptions 6, 7(C), and 7(E).

Summaries of all opinions issued since April 2015 available here