Posts Tagged ‘FOIA’
Seventh Circuit Declines to Apply Loper Bright to Modify Standard of Appellate Review on Fact Issues in FOIA Cases
The Seventh Circuit has rejected an argument that Loper Bright impacts its standard of appellate review under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”). In Brodsky v. FBI—a case involving a confidential informant’s access to records about himself—the Seventh Circuit affirmed the lower court’s ruling that the FBI properly withheld material under Exemptions 3, 6, and…
Read MoreAFP Foundation Leads Coalition Brief Urging Sixth Circuit to Protect Public Access and Rein in Abuses of Copyright Law
ARLINGTON, VA – Today, a coalition of organizations led by Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFP Foundation) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Stovall v. Jefferson County Board of Education, a pivotal case concerning government transparency and the misuse of copyright law to block access to public…
Read MoreAFP Foundation gets CMS to release state-level Medicaid improper payment data after years of stonewalling
Newly released data shows which states are contributing most to Medicaid’s burgeoning improper payment rate of more than 20%.
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