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Court favors deliberative-process privilege protections over FOIA transparency goals

Notwithstanding the Freedom of Information Act’s primary goal of promoting transparency in government decision-making, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled by a 7-to-2 vote that the public policy of facilitating agency candor in exercising its expertise in preliminary agency deliberations can outweigh such transparency and accountability concerns.

ByAlejandro Camacho&Melissa Kelly/Mar 6, 2021

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Argument analysis: Court considers bright-line and case-specific standards for the Freedom of Information Act’s “deliberative process” privilege

The Supreme Court heard oral argument on Monday morning in a case that will determine the scope of transparency under the Freedom of Information Act’s key “deliberative process” privilege.

ByAlejandro Camacho&Melissa Kelly/Nov 4, 2020

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Case preview: Court will consider the scope of transparency under the Freedom of Information Act’s key “deliberative process” privilege

On Monday, Nov. 2, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service v. Sierra Club — a case that will define the bounds of the deliberative process privilege under the Freedom of Information Act.

ByAlejandro Camacho&Melissa Kelly/Oct 30, 2020