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Court opinions issued July 26, 2018

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

Butler v. DOL (D.D.C.) -- finding that Occupational Safety and Health Administration properly withheld records of accident investigation records pursuant to Exemptions 4, 7(C), and 7(D), except for portion of service agreement that did not contain "pricing and cost data." 

Doyle v. DHS (S.D.N.Y.) -- holding that: (1) government properly withheld records of visitors to White House because they are not subject to FOIA, per D.C. Circuit case law; (2) government performed adequate search for records of presidential visitors at Mar-a-Lago; and (3) government properly withheld records concerning President's schedule because they are not subject to FOIA, but was required to process "operational records" pertaining to Japanese Prime Minister's visit to Mar-a-Lago. 

Summaries of all published opinions issued since April 2015 available here