Legal Opinion
Lipton v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 10, 2018No. Civil Action No. 2017-2588Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ERIC LIPTON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil No. 17-2588 (JDB) UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION The world moves fast, but government bureaucracy does not. Officials meet daily with individuals and groups that attempt to sway their thinking on the issues of the moment. But while the buttering-up and sausage-making takes place in real time, citizens may only discover what their officials are up to if they ask—and then sue. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires disclosure of records, such…
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