Washington Legal Foundation v. U.S. Sentencing Commission

MEMORANDUM OPINION

CHARLES R. RICHEY, District Judge.

The Court has before it the Defendants’ and the Plaintiffs respective Motions for Summary Judgment in the above-captioned case, in which the Plaintiff, Washington Legal Foundation, seeks access to certain private meetings and documents of the United States Sentencing Commission’s Advisory Working Group on Environmental Sanctions. Based upon the Motions, the opposition thereto, the underlying record, and the applicable law, the Court must grant the Defendants’ Motion and deny the Plaintiffs Motion.

I. BACKGROUND

As part of the Sentencing Reform…