National Archives Releases FOIA Request Records Related to Docs Taken to Mar-a-Lago
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National Archives Releases FOIA Request Records Related to Docs Taken to Mar-a-Lago
2022-12-20 21:35:26
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The National Archives and Records Administration on Tuesday released 573 pages of internal emails related to 15 boxes of materials the agency received from former President Donald Trump last January. The documents, the third such tranche released by... Read More

Barrett Pens First Opinion; Draws Dissent in Break with Tradition
Supreme Court
Barrett Pens First Opinion; Draws Dissent in Break with Tradition
2021-03-05 16:27:21
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON – Justice Amy Coney Barrett released the first majority opinion of her Supreme Court career Thursday, ruling against an environmental group that had sought access to government records. The decision prompted a dissent from two liberal justices Stephen Breyer... Read More

Justice Barrett Participates in Her First Supreme Court Arguments
Supreme Court
Justice Barrett Participates in Her First Supreme Court Arguments
2020-11-02 21:24:38
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined her new colleagues on the Supreme Court Monday, participating in oral arguments for the first time. The cases on the docket Monday were no head-turners. The first, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service v.... Read More

EPA to Allow Political Appointees to Block FOIA Document Disclosures
EPA to Allow Political Appointees to Block FOIA Document Disclosures
2019-06-27 13:59:34
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - A new EPA rule published Wednesday in the Federal Register would allow political appointees to review and withhold documents requested by the public under the Freedom of Information Act. The rule was signed by EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler... Read More

FOIA Doesn’t Entitle Newspaper to Private Business Information
Supreme Court
FOIA Doesn't Entitle Newspaper to Private Business Information
2019-06-24 21:08:54
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that the media and general public are not entitled to every bit of information a government body collects about private businesses. The underlying case came to the high court from South Dakota... Read More

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