Legal Opinion
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers v. Federal Bureau of Prisons
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 20, 2025No. Civil Action No. 2018-2399Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS, Case No. 18-cv-2399 (JMC) Plaintiff, v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) requested information from several agencies about federal prosecutors’ ability to access emails sent and received by people incarcerated in federal prisons. The agencies produced some records responsive to that request and withheld others under various exemptions to the Freedom of Information Act. Now both…
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