FBI, DOJ Move For Summary Judgment In Associated Press FOIA Suit

Mealey's (March 30, 2016, 1:15 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Arguing that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has fully complied with Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests made by The Associated Press and a reporters group, notwithstanding documents properly withheld under FOIA exemptions, the FBI and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on March 28 moved for summary judgment in District of Columbia federal court in a suit alleging violations of the act (The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, et al. v. Federal Bureau of Investigation, et al., No. 1:15-cv-01392, D. D.C.)....