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Court opinion issued May 24, 2023

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

Cause of Action Inst. v. NOAA (D.D.C.) -- concluding that agency’s search was inadequate because agency too narrowly defined what constituted the “agency records” of one of its regional Fishery Management Councils by only including correspondence “submitted to the chair” or “specifically discussed or disseminated at a Council meeting”; ordering agency to conduct a supplemental search of non-federal employee council members’ personal accounts and devices.

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