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JUDICIAL WATCH v. FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

No. 10-5349.

646 F.3d 924 (2011)

JUDICIAL WATCH, INC., Appellant v. FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 5, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Peterson argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was Paul J. Orfanedes.

Mark R. Freeman, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Tony West, Assistant Attorney General, Ronald C. Machen Jr., U.S. Attorney, and Mark B. Stern, Attorney. R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GRIFFITH.

GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge:

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has been the conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac since 2008. Judicial Watch filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) asking the FHFA to disclose records of Fannie and Freddie that show how much money they gave to political campaigns. But it is uncontested that no one at the FHFA has ever read or relied upon any such documents. The district court held that the documents are...

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