FOIA Advisor

Court opinions issued May 2 to May 4, 2017

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

May 4, 2017

Allied Progress v. CFPB (D.D.C.) -- denying plaintiff's request for injunctive relief mandating expedited processing and production of documents concerning agency's "Prepaid Rule."  

May 3, 2017

Kinney v. CIA (W.D. Wash.) -- determining that CIA properly refused to confirm or deny existence of records concerning alleged operative pursuant to Exemption 1.  

May 2, 2017

Am. Civil Liberties Union v. DOJ (S.D.N.Y.) -- ruling that government properly relied on work-product privilege under Exemption 5 to withhold in full records pertaining to DOJ's policy on giving notice to criminal defendants and others against whom it intends to use evidence derived from warrantless surveillance. 

Summaries of all opinions issued since April 2015 available here.