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Court opinion issued June 27, 2023

Energy Policy Advocates v. U.S. Dep’t of State (D.D.C.) -- concluding that agency properly relied on Exemption 5’s deliberative process and attorney’ client privileges to withhold records related to the Secretary’s approval to enter the Paris Climate Agreement; noting that foreseeable harm requirement was met for both asserted privileges.

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