Scope: Federal
Branch: Judicial
Severity: Green
Date occurred: May 8, 2026
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a decision in Energy and Policy Institute v. Tennessee Valley Authority, an appeal arising under the Freedom of Information Act. The case concerns a requester's access to records held by the federal corporate agency.
Constitutional basis: Routine Article III appellate review of a FOIA disclosure dispute under long-settled statutory judicial-review provisions.