Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 25-1020 (TJK) UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Until recently, those seeking records from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention submitted requests under the Freedom of Information Act to a specialized office. But the parent agency for CDC changed that structure a few months ago. Now, the Department of Health and Human Services routes FOIA requests for CDC records—and for the records…