We have added 146 documents from 19 FOIA cases filed between July 18, 2021 and July 24, 2021. Note that there can be delays between the date a case is filed and when it shows up on PACER. If there are filings from this period that have yet to be posted on PACER, this FOIA Project list may not be complete.
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- CITIZENS UNITED v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE (filed Jul 20, 2021)
Citizens United submitted a FOIA request to the Department of State for records concerning emails, letters or memos from a variety of officials concerning WestExec Ventures. Citizens United also requested expedited processing. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request. After hearing nothing further from the agency, Citizens United filed suit read more…
We have added 10 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between July 18, 2021 and July 24, 2021. These are associated with 8 FOIA cases pending in federal district court. Note that because there can be delays between the date a decision is made and when it shows up on PACER, this listing includes only decisions that appeared on PACER during this period.
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- DC 1:2017cv01193 — PROPERTY OF THE PEOPLE, INC. et al v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
- July 20, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [67] Order on Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 7/20/2021. (lcjeb3)
We have added 121 documents from 15 FOIA cases filed between July 11, 2021 and July 17, 2021. Note that there can be delays between the date a case is filed and when it shows up on PACER. If there are filings from this period that have yet to be posted on PACER, this FOIA Project list may not be complete.
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- JAMES MADISON PROJECT et al v. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE et al (filed Jul 14, 2021)
The James Madison Project and Yahoo reporter Jana Winter submitted FOIA requests to U.S. Postal Service, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Department of Justice for records concerning the government’s decision-making process for creation and later implementation of the Internet Covert Operations Program read more…
We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between July 11, 2021 and July 17, 2021. These are associated with 7 FOIA cases pending in federal district court. Note that because there can be delays between the date a decision is made and when it shows up on PACER, this listing includes only decisions that appeared on PACER during this period.
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- DC 1:2017cv01701 — REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION et al
- July 12, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION granting in part and denying in part [47] Defendants' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment; denying [49] Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment; and denying [50] Plaintiff's Motion for In Camera Review. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 7/12/2021. (lcrc1)
During the month of June 2021 federal district courts saw a total of 55 new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits filed under 5 U.S.C. 552. To place this number in perspective, 55 new filings compares with a monthly average of 59 filings during the last 12 months. This month’s total brought overall FOIA filings on an annual basis for these last 12 months to 703.
The figure below provides a more detailed view of monthly trends during the past five years. The height of each bar reflects the number of filings in that month. To see the actual filing count mouse over any bar. The superimposed line over the bars is the moving 12-month average. It is computed by adding up the 12 months ending at a given month, and then dividing that total by 12 to obtain the monthly average over this period. Mousing over any bar also shows the calculated result for this moving average for that given month.
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We have added 41 documents from 7 FOIA cases filed between July 4, 2021 and July 10, 2021. Note that there can be delays between the date a case is filed and when it shows up on PACER. If there are filings from this period that have yet to be posted on PACER, this FOIA Project list may not be complete.
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- Black Veterans Project et al v. United States Department of Veterans Affairs (filed Jul 8, 2021)
The Black Veterans Project and the National Veterans Council for Legal Redress submitted FOIA requests to the Department of Veterans Affairs for records concerning disability claims and race. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests. The agency responded in part to the requests but after finding the agency’s response was insufficient, the Black Veterans Project filed suit read more…
We have added 4 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between July 4, 2021 and July 10, 2021. These are associated with 4 FOIA cases pending in federal district court. Note that because there can be delays between the date a decision is made and when it shows up on PACER, this listing includes only decisions that appeared on PACER during this period.
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- DC 1:2019cv00449 — GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE et al
- July 7, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: For the reasons stated herein, it is hereby ORDERED that (1) Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment, Dkt. [26] , is DENIED without prejudice; (2) Defendant the Central Intelligence Agency's ("CIA") mo tion for summary judgment, Dkt. [24] , is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part, without prejudice; (3) Plaintiff and the CIA shall, on or before August 20, 2021, file a joint status report with the Court proposing a schedule for further proceedings in this matter. See document for details. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 7/7/2021. (lcrdm3)
We have added 50 documents from 8 FOIA cases filed between June 27, 2021 and July 3, 2021. Note that there can be delays between the date a case is filed and when it shows up on PACER. If there are filings from this period that have yet to be posted on PACER, this FOIA Project list may not be complete.
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- PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (filed Jun 28, 2021)
The Project on Government Oversight submitted a FOIA request to the Office of the Inspector General at the Department of Justice for records concerning transcripts of interviews of Rudy Giuliani or James Kallstrom pertaining to the disclosure of non-public information in advance of the 2016 election read more…
We have added 15 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between June 27, 2021 and July 3, 2021. These are associated with 15 FOIA cases pending in federal district court. Note that because there can be delays between the date a decision is made and when it shows up on PACER, this listing includes only decisions that appeared on PACER during this period.
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- CAN 4:2021cv00866 — Bioscience Advisors, Inc. v. United States Securities and Exchange Commission et al
- June 30, 2021: ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting [34] Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Jonathan A. Collier. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/30/2021)
We have added 55 documents from 7 FOIA cases filed between June 20, 2021 and June 26, 2021. Note that there can be delays between the date a case is filed and when it shows up on PACER. If there are filings from this period that have yet to be posted on PACER, this FOIA Project list may not be complete.
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- CITIZENS UNITED v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE (filed Jun 21, 2021)
Citizens United submitted a FOIA request to the Department of State for records concerning emails, letters, or memos sent to or from a long list of employees. Citizens United also requested expedited processing. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and denied Citizens United’s request for expedited processing read more…
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