Gov’t Accountability & Oversight v. SEC (D.D.C.) -- partially granting SEC’s summary judgment motion in case concerning internal emails withheld under Exemption 5’s deliberative process privilege; finding that the SEC adequately justified using the privilege for records related to climate rulemaking, and adequately addressed foreseeable harm and segregability; however, the agency failed to justify withholdings for three entries vaguely described as concerning “various rulemakings.”
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