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Court opinions issued June 28, 2023

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

Hoffman v. U.S. Customs & Border Prot. (E.D. Pa.) -- in case involving records of communications about asylum seekers at certain ports of entry, finding that: (1) CBP failed to adequately explain how it conducted it searched mobile devices for “WhatsApp” chats, and (2) agency used reasonable key phrases to search Shared Drives, but not its email accounts.

Judicial Watch v. DHS (D.D.C.) -- determining that DHS properly relied on Exemption 7(C) to withhold two photographs showing injuries suffered by a Secret Service Agent from President Biden’s dog.

Judicial Watch v. DHS (D.D.C.) -- determining that DHS properly relied on Exemption 7(C) to withhold six photographs showing injuries suffered by Secret Service Agents from President Biden’s dog.

Summaries of all published opinions issued since April 2015 are available here.