Sayed v. U.S. Maritime Admin. (D. Mass.) -- concluding that agency neglected to sufficiently explain its search methodology in response to request for records pertaining to government-owned vessel docked in Alabama in 2020.
Woodward v. USMS (D.D.C.) -- on second renewed summary judgment, ruling that: (1) agency failed to show that another court’s sealing order precluded FOIA disclosure of records pertaining to use of cell phone tracking technology during criminal investigation of plaintiff; and (2) agency waived its right to make new withholding claim under Exemption 3, in conjunction with the Pen Register Act.
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