Legal Opinion
National Security Counselors v. United States Department of Justice
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 14, 2017No. 15-5117PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SRINIVASAN, Circuit Judge:
The Freedom of Information Act generally provides for persons to request the disclosure of records retained by administrative agencies. FOIA also addresses the charging of fees by agencies to process the release of records.
This case involves challenges raised by two separate FOIA requesters to the fees assessed against them by the Department of Justice for processing their requests for records. One requester argues that the fees assessed against him exceed the amounts permitted by the statute. The other contends that its request falls within a statutory waiver of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Weinberger v. SalfiSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- David Carney v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- Hidalgo v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
- Joseph Foster v. Albert Gueory, Ronald Dorsey, and Rudolph J. Thornton v. Local 2311 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Rossotti, CharlesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
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3Cited by31 opinions
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