ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFO. v. U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE

No. 20-5364.

18 F.4th 712 (2021)

ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER, Appellee Jason Leopold and BuzzFeed, Inc., Appellants v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 30, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew V. Topic argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants.

Casen B. Ross , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Brian M. Boynton , Acting Assistant Attorney General, and Sharon Swingle , Attorney.

Before: HENDERSON and TATEL, Circuit Judges, and EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge.


Jason Leopold and BuzzFeed, Inc. (together, BuzzFeed), a media outlet employing Leopold as a reporter, sued the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552. BuzzFeed seeks disclosure of an unredacted version of the report prepared by Special...

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