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Court opinion issued Jan. 11, 2022

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

Am. Oversight v. DOT (D.D.C.) -- holding that DOT properly relied on Exemption 5’s deliberative process privilege to withhold communications between Congressional staff and agency staff on proposed and draft legislation, because “the staffers shared a common legislative purpose” and “the communications furthered the agency’s consideration of the particulars of that common legislative purpose.”

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