FBI, DOJ Seek Judgment In Remanded FOIA Suit Filed By AP, Reporters Group

Mealey's (July 1, 2019, 1:26 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite an appeals court ruling against them, the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) moved in District of Columbia federal court on June 27, requesting summary judgment in a remanded Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit, arguing that plaintiffs the Associated Press (AP) and a free speech watchdog group are precluded from pursuing their objections regarding documents the agencies withheld from production (The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, et al. v. Federal Bureau of Investigation, et al., No. 1:15-cv-01392 and 1:18-cv-00345, D. D.C.)....