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FOIA News: Kavanaugh's federal FOIA cases

FOIA News (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has participated in twenty-four federal Freedom of Information Act cases during his twelve years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.   

Morley v. CIA, No. 17-5114 (D.C. Cir. 2018)

Reporters Comm. for Freedom Press v. FBI, 877 F.3d 399 (D.C. Cir. 2017) 

Envtl. Integrity Project v. EPA, 864 F.3d 648 (D.C. Cir. 2017)

Sack v. DOD, 823 F.3d 687 (D.C. Cir. 2016)

Abtew v. DHS, 808 F.3d 895 (D.C. Cir. 2015)

Chiquita Brands Int'l. v. SEC, 805 F.3d 289 (D.C. Cir. 2015)

Am. Civil Liberties Union v. DOJ, 750 F.3d 927 (D.C. Cir. 2014)

Cause of Action v. NARA, 753 F.3d 210 (D.C. Cir. 2014)

Nat'l Sec. Archive v. CIA, 752 F.3d 460 (D.C. Cir. 2014)

Am. Civil Liberties Union v. DOJ (D.C. Cir. 2014)

Pub. Emps. for Envtl. Responsibility v. U.S. Section, Int'l Boundary, 740 F.3d 195 (D.C. Cir. 2014)

Morley v. CIA, 719 F.3d 689 (D.C. Cir. 2013)

Ctr. for Int'l Envtl. Law v. USTR, 718 F.3d 899 (D.C. Cir. 2013)

Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Wash. v. FEC, 711 F.3d 180 (D.C. Cir. 2013)

Hodge v. FBI, 703 F.3d 575 (D.C. Cir. 2013)

Judicial Watch v. SSA, 701 F.3d 379 (D.C. Cir. 2012)

Elec. Privacy Info. Ctr. v. NSA, 678 F.3d 926 (D.C. Cir. 2012)

Blackwell v. FBI, 646 F.3d 37 (D.C. Cir. 2011)

Roth v. DOJ, 642 F.3d 1161 (D.C. Cir. 2011)

Brayton v. USTR, 641 F.3d 521 (D.C. Cir. 2011)

Elliott v. USDA, 596 F.3d 842 (D.C. Cir. 2010)

Larson v. Dep't of State, 565 F.3d 857 (D.C. Cir. 2009)

Juarez v. DOJ, 518 F.3d 54 (D.C. Cir. 2008)

Baker & Hostetler v. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, 473 F.3d 312 (D.C. Cir. 2006)