Secrecy: FOIA
Climate Change at the FBI: Why We Sued the Bureau Last Week
Scott R. Anderson, Benjamin Wittes Mon, May 21, 2018, 5:24 PM
An update on a Freedom of Information Act request.
Latest in Secrecy: FOIA
Donald Trump
Is the State Department Giving Money to President Trump? Let’s Find Out
Benjamin Wittes Mon, May 7, 2018, 6:23 PM
A few months ago, I began working with Scott Anderson and Sabrina McCubbin on an interesting project: trying to discern whether the State Department was, quite literally, paying President Trump money. Today, having gotten no response from the department on the subject, I filed a lawsuit on the subject
Secrecy: FOIA
Newly Disclosed Documents on the Five Eyes Alliance and What They Tell Us about Intelligence-Sharing Agreements
Scarlet Kim, Diana Lee, Asaf Lubin, Paulina Perlin Mon, Apr 23, 2018, 5:00 PM
Analysis of newly disclosed documents undergirding the international intelligence sharing arrangement between the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and New Zealand, otherwise known as the Five Eyes alliance.
Secrecy: FOIA
Livestream: Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Freedom of Information Act
William Ford Tue, Mar 13, 2018, 10:17 AM
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing Tuesday morning at 10:15 a.m. on the Freedom of Information Act.
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
About that ‘Winter White House’ Post ...
Scott R. Anderson, Benjamin Wittes Tue, Mar 6, 2018, 11:42 AM
We’re still waiting to hear back from the State Department, but another organization has gotten some responsive documents. Here’s what they show.
Executive Power
Summary: Lawsuit to Release the Legal Justification of Syria Airstrikes
Chris Mirasola Wed, Feb 14, 2018, 3:53 PM
Nearly one year after the Trump administration's April 2017 strike in Syria, Protect Democracy is still suing for public release of the legal justification behind the strike.
Executive Power
Documents: FOIA Suit on the Legal Basis of Syrian Airstrikes
Quinta Jurecic Fri, Feb 9, 2018, 2:28 PM
In May 2017, the nonprofit Protect Democracy filed suit under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain the Trump administration's legal justification behind the U.S. airstrikes in Syria during April of that year. The litigation produced proof of a seven-page legal memo analyzing the legal basis for the strikes, which the Justice Department has not yet released.
Secrecy: FOIA
Justice Department’s 2014 Policy on the Duty to Search for Exculpatory Evidence in IC or DOD Possession
Robert Chesney Fri, Jan 12, 2018, 8:00 AM
In response to a Freedom of Information Act request, the Justice Department produced a memo of interest to followers of law enforcement and intelligence policy.
Secrecy: FOIA
A Letter from Michael Pompeo
Benjamin Wittes Wed, Jan 3, 2018, 3:01 PM
I was surprised to find in my mailbox this morning a small package from the CIA. I was even more surprised to find within it a letter to me from CIA Director Michael Pompeo himself. The contents of Pompeo's letter, which the CIA posted on its website as well, further surprised me.
Secrecy: FOIA
What Did Mike Pompeo Say to the CIA Workforce in his Holiday Message?
Benjamin Wittes Fri, Dec 22, 2017, 1:30 PM
This seems like a job for the Freedom of Information Act.