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Court opinions issued Jan. 13-14, 2022

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

Jan. 14, 2022

Rivera-Rodriguez v. DOJ (D.D.C.) -- concluding that: (1) Executive Office of United States Attorneys properly used Exemption 3 in conjunction with Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e) to withhold grand jury minutes, voting records, and charging instructions, and (2) agency’s undisputed withholding of grand jury forepersons also were properly withheld under Exemptions 6 and 7(C).

Jan. 13, 2022

Envtl. Def. Fund v. United States v. EPA (D.D.C.) -- ruling that plaintiff was eligible and entitled to attorney’s fees and costs, but reducing requested attorney’s fee award from $151, 322 to 109,413 because of unreasonably high hourly rates and excessive charges.

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