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Court opinions issued Dec. 6, 2019

Khine v, DHS (D.C. Cir.) -- affirming district court’s decision to dismiss suit because plaintiff failed to file an administrative appeal with DHS before filing its lawsuit.

Climate Investigation Ctr. v. U.S. Dep’t of Energy (D.D.C.) -- finding that: (1) agency’s search for records concerning a clean-coal technology power plant should have included the Office of the Secretary; and (2) agency properly relied on deliberative process privilege to withhold seven documents, but it neglected to perform segregability review.

DocuFreedom Inc. v. DOJ (D. Kan.) -- determining after in camera review that: (1) DOJ properly relied on attorney work-product privilege to withhold agency briefing papers, practice guides, training manuals, and commentaries on a variety of litigation issues'; and (2) DOJ properly withheld names and telephone numbers of Civil Division employees pursuant to Exemption 6.

Summaries of all published opinions issued since April 2015 are available here.