Scope: Federal
Branch: Judicial
Severity: Green
Date occurred: September 26, 2024
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision in Bloomberg L.P. v. United States Postal Service, a case arising under the Freedom of Information Act. The dispute concerns a news organization's request for records held by the Postal Service.
Constitutional basis: Routine appellate application of FOIA's statutory disclosure-and-exemption framework, a long-settled judicial function under Article III.