Legal Opinion
Cause of Action v. National Archives & Records Administration
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 23, 2014No. 13-5127PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDOLPH, Senior Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from the judgment of the district court dismissing a complaint brought under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552. The complaint sought, from the National Archives, records of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, a legislative branch agency charged with investigating “the causes, domestic and global, of the current financial and economic crisis in the United States.” Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009, Pub.L. No. 111-21, § 5(a), 123 Stat. 1617,1625.
The Commission, established in 2009, was to report its findings and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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