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FOIA News: SCOTUS agrees to hear FOIA case

The U.S. Supreme Court announced on March 2, 2020, that it had agreed to hear U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service v. Sierra Club, regarding whether FOIA’s deliberative process privilege shields from disclosure a draft document prepared as required by the Endangered Species Act. More details are available from SCOTUSBlog. See also related articles from Bloomberg and Courthouse News Service.