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Court opinion issued Apr. 19, 2023

Court Opinions (2024)Allan BlutsteinComment

Campaign for Accountability v. DOJ (D.D.C.) -- holding that the Office of Legal Counsel’s “formal, written opinions resolving interagency disputes” are subject to FOIA’s reading room provision, 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(2)(A) because such opinions are “final opinions . . . made in the adjudications of cases.” In reaching its decision, the court rejected the government’s argument that because OLC opinions may not resolve questions of agency policy, they were not “final” opinions for purposes of section 552(a)(2)(A).

Summaries of all published opinions issued in 2024 are available here. Earlier opinions are available here.