Nat’l Student Legal Def. Network v. U.S. Dep’t of Educ. (D.D.C.) -- following in camera review of emails between Social Security Administration and Department of Education lawyers regarding certain student loan program, determining that government’s Exemption 5 withholdings were properly made under the attorney work-product privilege; noting that privilege was justified by both pending and anticipated litigation, and that government’s shifting arguments did not defeat the exemption claim.
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