Legal Opinion
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Environmental Protection Agency
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 12, 2022No. Civil Action No. 2019-2181Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ECOLOGICAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION and OUR CHILDREN’S EARTH FOUNDATION, Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 19-2181 (FYP) U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION In 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) amended its regulations pertaining to the processing of Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) requests. In response, several entities that regularly submit FOIA requests to the EPA filed suit to challenge the legality of the amendments. After several rounds of case consolidation, briefing, and…
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