Ctr. for Pub. Integrity v. DOD (D.D.C.) -- deciding that: (1) DOD properly withheld communications concerning agency’s Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative pursuant to Exemptions 3 and 6; and (2) and DOD properly relied on deliberative process, attorney-client, and presidential communications privileges to withhold records, with the exception of certain redactions on five documents.
Nova Oculus Partners. v. SEC (D.D.C.) -- finding that SEC properly relied on Exemptions 5, 6, and 7(C) to withhold records concerning agency’s investigation of plaintiff.
Bryan v. DOJ (D.D.C.) -- ruling that Civil Rights Division performed reasonable search for records pertaining to third-party informant who testified at plaintiff’s trial.
Nat’l Pub. Radio v. FBI (D.D.C.) -- determining that FBI performed reasonable search for videos depicting ballistics tests of certain types of ammunition, but that agency failed to justify withholding videos under Exemptions 7(E) and 7(F).
Am. Oversight v. GSA (D.D.C.) -- concluding that GSA failed to perform reasonable search for agency’s communications with Trump Organization, because agency misconstrued plaintiff’s request and did not justify its decision to limit search to emails.
Summaries of all published opinions issued since April 2015 are available here.