Legal Opinion
Leopold v. Federal Housing Finance Agency
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 11, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2023-1935Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JASON LEOPOLD, et al., Plaintiffs, Civil Action No. 23 - 1935 (SLS) v. Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION In March 2023, three banks regulated by the Federal Home Finance Agency (FHFA) shuttered. In the wake of their collapse, Jason Leopold—a reporter for Bloomberg News— submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to obtain documents about FHFA’s oversight of the banks. When FHFA did not respond, Mr. Leopold and Bloomberg sued. For more than three years, the Parties have…
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