Legal Opinion
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. John Kerry
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 27, 2016No. 16-5015; Consolidated with 16-5060, 16-5061, 16-5077PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge:
Secretary of State Clinton used private email accounts during her time at the State Department. As a result, some emails were not preserved in government recordkeeping systems. Although the current Secretary (with the help of the National Archivist) has made efforts to recover those emails, neither the Secretary nor the Archivist has asked the Attorney General to initiate enforcement proceedings, as provided for in the Federal Records Act. Because those officials would not refer the matter to the Attorney General on their own, appellants Judicial Watch and Cause…
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