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Court opinion issued Sept. 8, 2021

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

Savage v. Dep’t of the Navy (D.D.C.) -- ruling that: (1) agency properly relied on Exemption 7(C) to withhold names of third parties from investigative report concerning plaintiff’s racial discrimination complaints; and (2) agency did not meet its burden to show that its withholdings under the deliberative process privilege met statute’s foreseeable harm requirement.

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