Legal Opinion
Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics v. Office of Administration
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 19, 2009No. 08-5188PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge:
This is the latest in a line of cases in which we are asked to decide whether a unit within the Executive Office of the President is covered by the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (2006). In this case, we conclude that the Office of Administration is not because it performs only operational and administrative tasks in support of the President and his staff and therefore, under our precedent, lacks substantial independent authority.
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Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) alleges that the Office of Administration (OA) discovered in October…
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