Legal Opinion
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Dep't of Commerce
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 22, 2019No. Case No. 17-cv-1283 (EGS)PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Emmet G. Sullivan, United States District Judge
This case arises out of a Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552, request that Plaintiff Judicial Watch, Inc. ("Judicial Watch") made to Defendant United States Department of Commerce's ("Commerce") National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ("NOAA"). Judicial Watch sought records of communications between Thomas Karl, NOAA scientist, and John Holdren, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy at NOAA, from January 20, 2009, through January 20, 2017. Judicial Watch's challenges *96are now limited to Commerce's…
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