Supreme Court Sets Argument Date for Sierra Club FOIA Case
By Ellen Gilmer, Bloomberg Law, Aug. 19, 2020, 1:23 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Nov. 2 in a closely watched dispute over Endangered Species Act documents.
The court released the November schedule Wednesday, placing the case first for the month. The justices have a small environmental docket for the 2020 term so far, with just two cases on deck—though several more could be added.
At issue in the endangered species case is whether the Freedom of Information Act requires federal agencies to hand over certain internal records that are labeled “drafts.” The dispute stems from a lower court order that said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
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