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Infrastructure bill seeks to withhold new categories of records from the public
The infrastructure bill includes new exemptions to FOIA, including technology-related exemptions.
November 8, 2021
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Adam A. Marshall
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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.
October 25, 2021
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Chris Young
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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.
July 26, 2021
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Adam A. Marshall
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American Small Business League v. United States Department of Defense
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed an amicus brief in American Small Business League v. Department of…
August 30, 2019
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Machado Amadis v. Department of Justice
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,…
August 7, 2019
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