Legal Opinion
Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Wash. & Nat'l SEC. Archive v. Trump
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 28, 2019No. 18-5150PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Tatel, Circuit Judge:
Shortly after President Trump took office, the press reported that White House personnel were communicating over messaging apps that, unlike standard text messaging platforms that preserve conversations, automatically delete messages once read. Alleging that the use of such apps violates the Presidential Records Act (PRA), which requires the preservation of official presidential records, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and the National Security Archive (collectively, "CREW") sued, seeking a writ of mandamus prohibiting the use of such apps and…
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