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MACHADO AMADIS v. UNITED STATES DEPT. OF STATE

No. 19-5088.

971 F.3d 364 (2020)

Juan Luciano MACHADO AMADIS, Appellant v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE and United States Department of Justice, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 21, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelly B. McClanahan argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Katie Townsend argued the cause for amici curiae The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 36 Media Organizations in support of plaintiff-appellant. With her on the brief were Bruce D. Brown , David McCraw , Barbara L. Camens , Laura R. Handman , Alison Schary , Washington, DC, Kurt Wimmer , James Cregan , Bruce W. Sanford , Mark I. Bailen , and Kathleen A. Kirby , Washington, DC.

Weili J. Shaw , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Jessie K. Liu , U.S. Attorney, and Sharon Swingle , Attorney, Washington, DC. R. Craig Lawrence and April D. Seabrook , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, entered appearances.

Before: Rogers and Katsas, Circuit Judges, and Williams, Senior Circuit Judge.

This appeal presents several questions under the Freedom of Information Act. One of them is whether certain record searches were adequate. Another is whether an agency may invoke the deliberative-process privilege to withhold advice provided by subordinate attorneys to their superiors. A third...

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