Comprehensive guide to Deliberative Process Privilege cases, courts, and legal analysis.
In Re City of Edinburg v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The City of Edinburg sought to compel the State of Texas to rele...
Anthropic PBC v. United States Department of War, decided by D.C. Circuit on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns Anthropic PBC's request for information from the Depa...
City of Fresno v. Superior Court, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 23, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The City of Fresno challenged a discovery order compelling it to produce...
Texas Government Accountability Association v. City of Odessa, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Texas Government Accountability Association ...
In Re Catherine Goodman, in Her Capacity as Temporary Dependent Administrator of the Estate of Lonnie K. Ledbetter, Jr. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 26, 2026, r...
State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Baker Ross, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on February 17, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a "public records" reques...
People v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on January 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, a former police officer, was charged with murder. The prosecution s...
State of Oregon v. Trump, decided by Ninth Circuit on January 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought by...
Commonwealth of Mass. v. National Institutes of Health, decided by First Circuit on January 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a...
Fiedeldey v. Finneytown Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth District Court of Appeals of Ohio affirmed...
Matter of Mantilla v. New York City Dept. of Hous. Preserv. & Dev., decided by New York Court of Appeals on December 18, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The petitioner sought to compel the ...
State ex rel. Ware v. O'Malley, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on November 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a prosecutor's "blanket" refusal to p...
State Water Resources Control Bd. v. Superior Court, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 24, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The California Court of Appeal considered whether ...
Gray, H., Aplt. v. Dept. of State, decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on October 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Gray, challenged the Department of State's denial of h...
Campaign for Accountability v. DOJ, decided by D.C. Circuit on October 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Campaign for Accountability sued the Department of Justice (DOJ) seeking to co...
In re: Sealed Case (PUBLIC REISSUED OPINION), decided by D.C. Circuit on September 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit reviewed a district court's order compelling a former...
Global Health Council v. Donald J. Trump (ORDER), decided by D.C. Circuit on August 28, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Global Health Council, sought to compel the release of...
Michael Hill v. DOI, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the Department of the Interior (DOI) properly withheld documents related...
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Office of Management and Budget, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on wh...
Center for Investigative Reporting v. United States Department of Labor, decided by Ninth Circuit on July 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) so...
Cerrone v. Hhs, decided by Federal Circuit on July 29, 2025, resulted in a remanded outcome. The case concerns whether the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) properly interpreted "good caus...
P. ex rel. Bonta v. Greenpower Motor Co., Inc., decided by California Court of Appeal on July 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The California Court of Appeal reviewed a trial court's dec...
Michael Muir v. DHS, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) properly withheld documents rela...
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