Scope: Federal
Branch: Judicial
Severity: Green
Date occurred: January 24, 2025
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a decision on January 24, 2025 in America First Legal Foundation v. USDA, et al., a Freedom of Information Act suit against the Department of Agriculture and other federal defendants. The case concerns a requester's claim to agency records under the federal disclosure statute.
Constitutional basis: Routine Article III appellate review of agency withholding under the FOIA disclosure framework Congress enacted and courts apply regularly.