FBI’s policy ‘at odds’ with the Foia statute as court rules in favor of plaintiffs,who contend government was trying to shield itself from scrutiny
The FBI unlawfully and systematically obscured and refused to reply valid requests for information about how well it was complying with the Freedom of Information Act (Foia), a Washington, and DC court found final week.
US district judge Randolph D Moss ruled in favor of MIT PhD student Ryan Shapiro,finding that the government was flouting Foia, a law intended to guarantee the public access to government records unless they fall into a protected category. Moss found that the FBI’s present policy is fundamentally at odds with the statute”.
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Source: theguardian.com