Deliberative process privilege

RCFP attorneys are challenging government officials’ broad interpretation of the “working papers” exemption of Virginia’s public records law.

Case Number: 22-0011-I Court: Chancery Court of Davidson County, Tennessee, for the Twentieth Judicial District at Nashville Clients: FW Publishing,…

RCFP sued CBP in 2018 for records concerning the agency’s effort to identify the person behind an anonymous Twitter account.

The court's ruling sets a high bar for the government to withhold records under FOIA's “deliberative process” privilege.

Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 28 media organizations Court: U.S. Supreme Court…

Agencies often cite the privilege when denying records requests, but RCFP's Gunita Singh offers journalists tips to avoid rejection.

The D.C. Circuit could soon interpret a 2016 FOIA amendment intended to curtail agencies' abuse of the privilege.

Update: On Aug. 21, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued its opinion in Machado Amadis v. Department of Justice,…

Two senators crossed party lines in support of legislation that would strengthen the current Freedom of Information Act and diminish…

A federal appeals court has ruled that the Department of Justice must release a memo on the legal basis for…