FOIA Advisor

Court opinions issued May 22, 2018

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

Elec. Privacy Info. Ctr. v. FBI (D.D.C.) -- ruling that FBI conducted adequate search for records concerning Russian interference in 2016 presidential election, and that it properly withheld non-segregable records under Exemptions 1, 3, and 7(A).

Hall & Assoc. v. EPA (D.D.C.) -- concluding that with few exceptions, EPA properly relied on Exemption 5 to withhold records concerning agency's non-acquiescence to 2013 Eighth Circuit decision about water treatment regulation; further, denying plaintiff's motion to strike, motion for discovery, and request for sanctions after finding that EPA did not act in bad faith before or during litigation.  

Summaries of all opinions issued since April 2015 available here