Judge Again Deems DOD’s Redactions Overbroad In Subcontractor Plans FOIA Suit

Mealey's (June 9, 2020, 10:21 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — In his third mixed ruling in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit over the release of certain defense subcontractor plans submitted to the Department of Defense (DOD), a California federal judge on June 5 held that despite instructions to segregate and release nonconfidential materials, the government’s existing redactions were still overbroad, partly granting a nonprofit organization’s motion to compel (American Small Business League v. Department of Defense, No. 3:18-cv-01979, N.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 99250)....