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FOIA News: News org disputes FBI's witholding of Kavanaugh docs

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BuzzFeed Fights To Uncover Kavanaugh Background Info

By Kevin Penton, Law360, Dec. 17, 2019

The public’s right to know information about Justice Brett Kavanaugh that the Federal Bureau of Investigation deems "unquestionably private" and potentially embarrassing trumps his right to privacy, BuzzFeed told a D.C. federal court Monday.

The federal government should release to BuzzFeed Inc. certain records related to the FBI's investigation into allegations against Justice Kavanaugh that were made during his confirmation proceedings, according to a memorandum accompanying the media company’s motion for summary judgment.

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