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Appeals court upholds DOJ's withholding of COVID-19 records under FOIA
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...
Appellate court affirms FBI's FOIA exemption claims
Foad Farahi v. FBI, decided by D.C. Circuit on September 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Foad Farahi, sued the FBI under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) seeking rec...
D.C. Circuit Upholds Withholding of "America First" Policy Records Under FOIA
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...
FBI properly invoked privacy exemption for Jan 6th investigation records
Gary Brown, III v. FBI, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Gary Brown III, sought to compel the FBI to release records under the Freedom of I...
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...
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...