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Petition of the day

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on Jun 9, 2018
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Thepetition of the day is:

Pickard v. Department of Justice
17-1602

Issue:Whether an informant who is compelled to testify by the federal government in a public criminal trial, and who otherwise openly and notoriously discloses his work as an informant for the government, is a confidential source within the meaning of Exemption 7(D) of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(7)(D).

Posted in Cases in the Pipeline

Cases: Pickard v. Department of Justice

Recommended Citation: Aurora Barnes, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Jun. 9, 2018, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2018/06/petition-of-the-day-1398/