Scope: Federal
Branch: Judicial
Severity: Green
Date occurred: October 15, 2024
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a decision on October 15, 2024 in Ivan Jimenez, et al v. Department of Homeland Security, et al, a case arising under the Freedom of Information Act. The suit concerns requester access to records held by federal agencies.
Constitutional basis: Routine Article III appellate review of an agency's FOIA disclosure obligations under a long-settled statutory framework Congress enacted for this purpose.