Court Decisions
Bloomberg LP v. FTC, No. 22-3309, 2024 WL 165989 (D.D.C. Jan. 16, 2024) (Contreras, J.)
Bloomberg LP v. FTC, No. 22-3309, 2024 WL 165989 (D.D.C. Jan. 16, 2024) (Contreras, J.)
Re: Request for all “‘pre-consummation warning letters,’” or “‘close at your own peril’” letters, which are letters sent regarding closing transitions above a certain dollar amount while FTC investigation is still pending, issued by the agency since July 2021
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in...
Child.’s Health Def. v. FDA, No. 23-220, 2024 WL 147851 (D.D.C. Jan. 12, 2024) (Moss, J.)
Child.’s Health Def. v. FDA, No. 23-220, 2024 WL 147851 (D.D.C. Jan. 12, 2024) (Moss, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning safety monitoring of COVID-19 vaccines through the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System database
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendant’s motion to stay
- Litigation Considerations, “Open America” Stays of Proceedings: The court relates that “the...
Kayll v. DHS, No. 22-2830, 2024 WL 81231 (D.D.C. Jan. 8, 2024) (Bates, J.)
Kayll v. DHS, No. 22-2830, 2024 WL 81231 (D.D.C. Jan. 8, 2024) (Bates, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning determination that plaintiff is “‘inadmissible’” to enter the United States
Disposition: Granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment
- Procedural Requirements, “Agency Records”: The court relates that “[t]he issue at this...
Freedom Coal. of Doctors for Choice v. CDC, No. 23-102, 2024 WL 69084 (N.D. Tex. Jan. 5, 2024) (Kacsmaryk, J.)
Freedom Coal. of Doctors for Choice v. CDC, No. 23-102, 2024 WL 69084 (N.D. Tex. Jan. 5, 2024) (Kacsmaryk, J.)
Re: Request for 7.8 million free-text responses to COVID vaccine safety monitoring program “V-safe” collection
Disposition: Granting plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment; denying defendants’ cross-motion for summary judgment
- Procedural Requirements, Proper FOIA Requests: The...
Project for Priv. & Surveillance Accountability v. NSA, No. 22-1812, 2024 WL 68244 (D.D.C. Jan. 5, 2024) (Contreras, J.)
Project for Priv. & Surveillance Accountability v. NSA, No. 22-1812, 2024 WL 68244 (D.D.C. Jan. 5, 2024) (Contreras, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning intelligence community’s acquisition or use of commercially available information regarding specific current and former members of Congress
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendants’ motion for summary judgment; denying...
Curry v. FBI, No. 18-0439, 2024 WL 21466 (D.D.C. Jan. 2, 2024) (Sullivan, J.)
Curry v. FBI, No. 18-0439, 2024 WL 21466 (D.D.C. Jan. 2, 2024) (Sullivan, J.)
Re: Requests for records concerning plaintiff’s criminal investigation
Disposition: Granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 3: The court relates that the FBI withheld “protected information that the FBI obtained through the Bank Secrecy Act (‘BSA’), Titles I and II of Public Law 91–508, as...
Hand v. DOJ, No. 23-5080, 2023 WL 9008705 (D.C. Cir. Dec. 28, 2023) (per curiam)
Hand v. DOJ, No. 23-5080, 2023 WL 9008705 (D.C. Cir. Dec. 28, 2023) (per curiam)
Re: Request for records concerning retired agent’s contacts with certain employees
Disposition: Granting government’s motion for summary affirmance of district court’s grant of government’s renewed motion for summary judgment and denial of requester’s cross-motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 7, Threshold...
Nat’l Press Club Journalism Inst. v. ICE, No. 18-2932, 2023 WL 9001337 (D.D.C. Dec. 28, 2023) (Contreras, J.)
Nat’l Press Club Journalism Inst. v. ICE, No. 18-2932, 2023 WL 9001337 (D.D.C. Dec. 28, 2023) (Contreras, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning two individuals, as well as mechanisms used to block or limit calls from detainees at ICE facilities in El Paso, Texas
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendants’ motion for summary judgment; granting in part and denying in part...
Ctr. for Investigative Reporting v. U.S. Dep’t of Labor, No. 22-07182, 2023 WL 8879244 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 22, 2023) (Alsup, J.)
Ctr. for Investigative Reporting v. U.S. Dep’t of Labor, No. 22-07182, 2023 WL 8879244 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 22, 2023) (Alsup, J.)
Re: Requests for all EEO-1 reports submitted by all federal contractors from 2016 through 2020
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendant’s motion for summary judgment; granting in part and denying in part plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment
- Litiga...
Magassa v. TSA, No. 22-5155, 2023 WL 8826564 (D.C. Cir. Dec. 21, 2023) (per curiam)
Magassa v. TSA, No. 22-5155, 2023 WL 8826564 (D.C. Cir. Dec. 21, 2023) (per curiam)
Re: Request for records concerning requester
Disposition: Affirming district court’s grant of government’s motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 3: The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit relates that “[b]ased on Exemption 3, TSA withheld 182 pages and redacted 20 pages of responsive...