FBI Settles FOIA Suit With Privacy Group For $3,000 In Costs, Fees

Mealey's (August 2, 2017, 9:37 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The day after the FBI and a privacy rights organization filed a stipulation of dismissal, a District of Columbia federal judge on Aug. 1 adopted the stipulation and dismissed the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit centering on a document request related to the FBI’s biometric identification program (Electronic Privacy Information Center v. Federal Bureau of Investigation, No. 1:16-cv-02237, D. D.C.)....