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Court opinion issued July 14, 2020

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

Price v. DOJ (D.D.C.) - - finding that: (1) Office of Justice Programs conducted adequate searches in response to only three of ten requests related to child pornography investigations and prosecutions; Criminal Division performed reasonable searches for organizational chart and operating manual; (2) ordering agencies to submit ex parte declarations explaining whether they relied on any exclusions, as referenced in their response letters, and to justify their use if so; (3) OJP failed to provide sufficient information for court to evaluate its withholdings under Exemptions 6, 7(E), and 7(F); (4) Criminal Division properly withheld records pursuant to Exemption 6, 7(C), and 7(E), but did not demonstrate that Exemption 2 was properly used.

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