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Court opinions issued June 20-21, 2023

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

June 21, 2021

Friends of the River v. U.S. Army Corps of Eng'rs (D.D.C.) -- finding that agency did not justify (and therefore must disclose) most of its withholdings under Exemption 5’s deliberative process privilege because agency failed to articulate foreseeable harm, but that agency properly withheld records pursuant to attorney work-product and attorney-client privileges.

June 20, 2023

Cameron v. BOP (S.D. Ind.) -- dismissing prisoner-plaintiff’s claim as moot because agency released requested documents with some redactions after plaintiff filed suit and plaintiff failed to opposed agency’s motion to dismiss.

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