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National Law Journal

'I'm Baffled': Judge Questions 'Good Faith' of DOJ in Roger Stone Records Case

"I'm really unpersuaded by your argument about manipulation here," U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss told a DOJ attorney. "I'm baffled by it, given what the department has done here."
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National Law Journal

Secret Electronic Surveillance Records Must Be Released, DC Circuit Rules

"Precluding public access because of the personnel-hours required to produce those records is no more warranted than precluding public access to high-profile trials because of the costs of crowd control," the court ruled.
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National Law Journal

New and Notable FARA Filings: Steptoe's UK Work, and Linklaters Reveals More

Recent disclosures made under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, for law firm advocacy for foreign governments, offer glimpses of compensation and rates.
6 minute read

Law.com

Higher Law: Judge Scolds Feds in Cannabis FOIA | New PA Supreme Court Ruling on Medical Marijuana | MedMen Settles | Who Got the Work

Welcome to Higher Law. An update below on Davis Wright's FOIA fight over cannabis policies at the U.S. border • A Pennsylvania ruling on medical marijuana-using probationers • Cozen O'Connor's lobbying work for Canopy Growth • MedMen's settlement of an investors' lawsuit
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Daily Business Review

Federal Judge Rules Against Hospital in Medical Records Fight

UF Health Jacksonville, also known as Shands Jacksonville, contended that handing over patient records would violate a 2005 federal law that provides confidentiality protections for certain medical records and could subject it to penalties.
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National Law Journal

Read the Complaint: Trump Sues John Bolton Over His Memoir

"This is a civil action by the United States to prevent Defendant John R. Bolton, a former National Security Advisor, from compromising national security by publishing a book containing classified information," the Justice Department said in its complaint Tuesday in Washington.
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Daily Business Review

Should Victims' Rights Law Shield Police Officer's Identity?

"I don't believe that it's appropriate for law enforcement officers in the course and scope of their employment, acting under color of law, to have their names and their personal information withheld," says Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Courts, Not Police, Responsible for Summons Records, Appellate Division Says in OPRA Ruling

Appellate Division Judge Clarkson Fisher Jr. said Millville police entered the requested complaint-summons into a computer, but the document was completed via the state's Electronic Complaint Disposition Record system, "and the finished product is maintained by the municipal court or, in a larger sense, the judiciary."
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

George Floyd's Death Sparks Revived Calls for NY Criminal Justice Reform Bills

Among the measures gaining the most attention is a bill that would repeal a state law used to keep police disciplinary records secret.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

'This Is No Longer Secretary Clinton's State Department': Judges Wary of Her Deposition Over Emails

"If the question is whether there's been an adequate search, what difference does it make what the intent was or reasons for using a private server, or Hillary Clinton's or anyone else's understanding of State's record searching obligations?" Judge Robert Wilkins asked.
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