Feb. 12, 2016
Judicial Watch v. U.S. Dep't of Justice (D.C. Cir.) -- holding that a court order concerning settlement discussions between U.S. House and DOJ with respect to "Fast and Furious" records was too ambiguous on its face to justify withholding requested records; remanding the case to district court for further proceedings, i.e., to clarify the meaning of the court order in question.
Feb. 11, 2016
Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Wash. v. U.S. Dep't of Justice (D.D.C.) -- ruling on remand from D.C. Circuit that plaintiff offered sufficient to support the court's use of "LSI-adjusted rates" in calculating award of attorneys' fees.
Feb. 10, 2016
Competitive Enter. Inst. v. Office of Sci. & Tech. Policy (D.D.C) -- finding that: (1) draft versions of agency's final response to plaintiff's Information Quality Act request were properly withheld under deliberative process privilege; (2) agency failed to demonstrate that its communications with a Rutgers University professor fell within the "consultant corollary" principle to the deliberative process privilege; and (3) deliberative process privilege did not protect email discussions of video in which an agency employee had expressed personal opinions.
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