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Court Affirms War Department's AI Disclosure Response Under FOIA
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...
Appellate court affirms FBI's FOIA exemption claims
Yanping Chen v. FBI, decided by D.C. Circuit on September 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Yanping Chen, sued the FBI under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) seeking r...
DEA can withhold records under FOIA exemptions for ongoing investigations
Sualeh Ashraf v. United States Drug Enforcement Administration, decided by Eleventh Circuit on September 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit reviewed the denial of Suale...
CIA FOIA Request: Court Upholds Withholding of Records on Chilean Coup
Seth Hettena v. CIA (PUBLIC REISSUED OPINION), decided by D.C. Circuit on July 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Seth Hettena, sought records from the CIA under the Freedom...
Appellate court affirms Secret Service's FOIA exemption claims
Tobias Jones v. United States Secret Service, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Tobias Jones, sued the United States Secret Service under th...
CAFC Affirms DOJ's FOIA Exemption 7(E) Withholding in Fast and Furious Case
Lobo v. DOJ, decided by Federal Circuit on June 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the Department of Justice (DOJ) properly denied a Freedom of Information Act (FO...
Appellate court upholds CIA's withholding of records under FOIA
Roger Hall v. CIA, decided by D.C. Circuit on April 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Roger Hall, sought to compel the CIA to release records related to his deceased father...