FOIA Advisor

Court opinions issued Aug. 24, 2018

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

Gatore v. DHS (D.D.C.) -- concluding that: (1) agency improperly relied upon deliberative process privilege to withhold asylum officer assessments in full; (2) plaintiff had standing to bring "policy-and-practice" claims pertaining to agency's treatment of assessments under FOIA and that defendant was not entitled to summary judgment on merits of claims; and (3) individual plaintiffs failed to demonstrate that they were entitled to represent a class of plaintiffs under Rule 23(a).  

Turner v. U.S. Forest Serv. (S.D. Ill.) -- determining that agency conducted adequate search for records pertaining to protection of bats in Shawnee National Forest.  

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