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FOIA News (2024)Allan BlutsteinComment
  • A prominent economist has sued the IRS for failing to respond to his FOIA request concerning his failed bank. See Aliss Higham, IRS Sued by Economist After His Bank Was Shut Down, Newsweek, Aug. 1, 2023.

  • The U.S. Secret Service has unsurprisingly denied several requests from Judicial Watch pertaining to the attempted assassination of former President Trump. In a press release issued on July 31st, Judicial Watch unsurprisingly threatened to bring suit.

  • DOJ’s Office of Information Policy has updated its summary of court decisions through July 3, 2024.

  • NARA’s Office of Government Information Services has posted the minutes and transcripts of all the 2024 meetings held by the federal FOIA Advisory Committee.

  • The FBI recently posted a 1998 threat assessment pertaining to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as well as records from its background investigation conducted prior to her 1993 confirmation.