Legal Opinion
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Kerry
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 11, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2015-0785PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge
It would be understatement to note that email communications involving Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State have generated controversy. In fact, dozens of suits have been filed in the federal courthouse here invoking the Freedom of Information Act to compel release of certain emails. The current consolidated cases, however, offer a variation on this theme. Instead of relying on FOIA, these actions by Judicial Watch and Cause of Action Institute invoke the Federal Records Act.
The question here is whether the heads of the State…
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