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Court opinions issued Sept. 7, 2016

Shapiro v. Dep't of Justice (D.D.C.) -- deciding that (a) the FBI performed an adequate search for records pertaining to Aaron Swartz; (b) the agency's explanation for its use of Exemption 3 to withhold federal grand jury records was conclusory; and (c) the agency provided insufficient information to permit the court to determine whether disclosure of certain law enforcement records would cause harms protected by Exemption 7(E).

Attkisson v. U.S. Dep't of Justice (D.D.C.) -- concluding that the FBI conducted an adequate search for records concerning plaintiff Sharyl Attkinson.

Summaries of all opinions issued since April 2015 available here.