Scope: Federal
Branch: Judicial
Severity: Green
Date occurred: August 23, 2024
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued a decision in Mullane v. United States Department of Justice, et al., a case arising under the Freedom of Information Act. The appeal concerned a requester's suit against federal agencies over access to government records.
Constitutional basis: Routine Article III appellate review of statutory FOIA disclosure obligations, a long-settled judicial check on agency withholding.