FOIA Advisor

Court opinions issued Apr. 26, 2024

Court Opinions (2024)Allan BlutsteinComment

Accuracy in Media v. DOD (D.D.C.) -- holding that FBI properly relied on Exemption 7(A) to categorically withhold certain FBI interview reports and corresponding handwritten notes of interviews conducted with American personnel who were present during the 2012 Benghazi attacks.

Henderson Parks v. Fed. Bureau of Prisons (N.D. Ill.) -- finding that BOP properly withheld certain records pertaining to the death of plaintiff’s former client while imprisoned pursuant to Exemptions 5, 7(C), (7(E), and 7(F); denying plaintiff’s request for in camera review and for “attorney’s eyes-only” access to withheld records.

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