CAUSE OF ACTION INST. v. OFFICE OF MGMT. & BUDGET

No. 20-5006.

10 F.4th 849 (2021)

CAUSE OF ACTION INSTITUTE, Appellant v. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET and United States Department of Agriculture, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 20, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ryan P. Mulvey argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was R. James Valvo III .

Dennis Fan , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Ethan P. Davis , Acting Assistant Attorney General, and Mark B. Stern , Attorney.

Jeffrey L. Light was on the brief for amicus curiae Property of the People, Inc., in support of neither party.

Before: Srinivasan, Chief Judge, Rao, Circuit Judge, and Sentelle, Senior Circuit Judge.


Through the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), Cause of Action Institute sought the release of the internet browsing histories of several officials, including the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture. The district court held these browsing histories are not agency...

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