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National Law Journal

Anne Weismann, FOIA 'Guru,' Exits Watchdog Group

Weismann is no longer the chief FOIA counsel for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, but will continue to serve as outside counsel in some of the group's litigation.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

US Justice Dept. Fights Effort to More Broadly Reveal PPP Borrowers

"The public must be able to monitor whether the relief money Congress has allocated goes to the businesses that need it the most," Ballard Spahr's Charles Tobin said in response to the government's arguments.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Rules Against Trump Administration's Bid to Withhold Ukraine Emails in New York Times Suit

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the District of Columbia said declarations the Trump administration filed in the case were based on "hearsay" and therefore weren't enough to justify blocking the release of the emails.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Appeals Court Rules Federal Judiciary Misused PACER Fees in Class Action Suit

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed Senior U.S. District Judge Ellen Huvelle's decision, finding that the judge "got it just right."
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Meet the Sheppard Mullin Litigator Facing Off with California Police Unions Over Misconduct Records

"I think it's critically important to have this information out there so people can have an informed discussion," says special counsel Tenaya Rodewald.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Judge Agrees to Keep Police Officers' Identities on Hold

Judge Charles Dodson has agreed to at least temporarily keep secret the identities of two Tallahassee police officers involved in use-of-force incidents against a Black transgender man.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

With Economy Tanking, More People Seeking Unclaimed Cash

"Just during the COVID-19 pandemic time, we've pushed out almost $124 million," says Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis. "That's $124 million that's going back into the economy. That's money that's not sitting in our accounts anymore."
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Leon County Judge Says Police Not Shielded by Victims' Rights Law

The Florida Police Benevolent Association contended that the two officers in the use-of-force incidents should be able to invoke the privacy privilege under Marsy's Law as they acted in self-defense and were victims of an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in an incident involving the shooting of transgender man Natosha "Tony" McDade.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Blocks Further Inquiries in FOIA Case Questioning Hillary Clinton's Email Practices

"I find it hard from a practical perspective to believe that somehow [State Department officials] have not done their duty in trying to find records that relate to Secretary Clinton," U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said at a recent hearing in the public records case.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Rule for Trump in House Subpoena Case, But President Can't Shield Records from NY Grand Jury

In the New York grand jury case, Roberts wrote: "We reaffirm that principle today and hold that the President is neither absolutely immune from state criminal subpoenas seeking his private papers nor entitled to a heightened standard of need."
8 minute read

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