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Court opinions issued Nov. 8, 2021

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

Reporters Comm. for Freedom of Press v. DOJ (D.D.C.) -- ruling that: (1) EOUSA, FBI, and the Criminal Division failed to perform adequate searches for records pertaining to Bryan Carmody; and (2) FBI properly relied on Exemption 7(C) to withhold name of one agent who questioned Mr. Carmody, but that name of second agency was in the public domain and could not be withheld.

Mitchell v. U.S. Dep't of Veterans Affairs (S.D.N.Y.) -- finding that agency performed adequate search for records concerning insurance benefits of plaintiff’s grandfather and that it properly withheld certain records pursuant to Exemption 6.

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