Deliberative process privilege
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Federal judge orders border agency to release records related to Twitter unmasking
RCFP sued CBP in 2018 for records concerning the agency’s effort to identify the person behind an anonymous Twitter account.By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of Informationview more
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D.C. Circuit: FOIA’s ‘foreseeable harm’ standard has teeth
The court's ruling sets a high bar for the government to withhold records under FOIA's “deliberative process” privilege.view more
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RCFP Q&A tackles FOIA’s ‘deliberative process’ privilege
Agencies often cite the privilege when denying records requests, but RCFP's Gunita Singh offers journalists tips to avoid rejection.By Ryley GrahamCategorized in Freedom of Informationview more
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What is the ‘deliberative process’ privilege? And why is it used so often to deny FOIA requests?
The D.C. Circuit could soon interpret a 2016 FOIA amendment intended to curtail agencies' abuse of the privilege.By Ryley GrahamCategorized in Freedom of Informationview more
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Senators introduce bipartisan FOIA amendment
Two senators crossed party lines in support of legislation that would strengthen the current Freedom of Information Act and diminish… -
Appeals court rules government must release drone memo
A federal appeals court has ruled that the Department of Justice must release a memo on the legal basis for… -
N.Y. appeals court rules agency may withhold records after "inadvertent" prior release
A New York mid-level appeals court partially upheld a lower court's decision to deny a records requester documents requested through… -
N.Y. high court rules certain records about Hudson River contamination can be public
The New York Court of Appeals ruled that communications between a federal and state agency about efforts to decontaminate part… -
N.Y. judge rules for partial release of ethics investigation records
A state trial court judge in Westchester County ruled this week that a Journal News reporter was entitled to certain…