Judge Asks DHS To Clarify Use Of Deliberative Process Privilege In FOIA Dispute

Mealey's (September 9, 2021, 2:26 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Two months after oral argument was heard in California federal court on documents withheld by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests made by the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (ACLUF) regarding the government’s social media surveillance program, the court, in a Sept. 8 clerk’s notice docket entry, asked DHS to clarify its position on one of the invoked FOIA exemptions....