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Court opinions issued June 6, 2024

Court Opinions (2024)Allan BlutsteinComment

Proj. for Privacy & Surveillance Accountability v. DOJ (D.D.C.) -- deciding that FBI properly relied on Exemption 3 in conjunction with the National Security Act of 1947, as well as Exemptions 7(D) and 7(E), to partially redact its “Intelligence Program Policy Guide” and an email summarizing counterterrorism investigations.

Williams v. DOJ (D.D.C.) -- ruling that: (1) U.S. Marshals Service properly relied on Exemption 7(C) in refusing to confirm or deny the existence of certain third-party information relating to plaintiff’s criminal case; and (2) USMS performed adequate search for certain records the agency did not locate pertaining to plaintiff’s criminal case.

Summaries of all published opinions issued in 2024 are available here. Earlier opinions are available here.