Legal Opinion
Liberman v. U.S. Department of Transportation
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 31, 2016No. Civil Action No. 15-cv-1178 (KBJ)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KETANJI BROWN JACKSON, United States District Judge
The “basic purpose” of the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, is “‘to open agency action to the light of public scrutiny.’ ” U.S. Dep’t of Justice v. Reporters Comm. for Freedom of the Press, 489 U.S. 749, 772, 109 S.Ct. 1468, 103 L.Ed.2d 774 (1989) (quoting Dep’t of Air Force v. Rose, 425 U.S. 352, *3372, 96 S.Ct. 1592, 48 L.Ed.2d 11 (1976)). In furtherance of that core objective, the FOIA gives “special status” to news-media entities that request government records for the purpose of disseminating them to the…
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