Fifth Circuit review - Reviewed: Releasing All the Files
By Mikaela Milligan, Yale J. on Reg., Notice & Comment Blog, May 16, 2025
In Texas Public Policy Foundation v. United States Department of State, the Fifth Circuit held that the State Department must disclose the names and email addresses of rank-and-file employees pursuant to a FOIA request. The opinion, written by Judge Wilson, forces the Trump Administration to choose whether to take its pitch to the Supreme Court. Will the Trump Administration maintain its view that the public is not entitled to the details of certain Biden Administration deliberations—or will it let this one go? Only time will tell.
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