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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...
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...
DOI justified in withholding contract documents under FOIA Exemption 5
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...
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...
Court Upholds FBI's Withholding of Church Committee Records Under FOIA
Linda Martin v. FBI, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether the FBI's withholding of records related to the "Church Committee"...
Court Upholds PCLOB's FOIA Exemption Claims
Travis LeBlanc v. U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Travis LeBlanc, sought access to record...