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District court denies government’s motion to dismiss case challenging agency decision to disclose documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
September 29, 2023
The court held that the complaint adequately alleged (1) that disclosure would violate the Trade Secrets Act and (2) that company modeling data were commercial under FOIA Exemption 4. The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief supporting this outcome.
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging federal district court to hold that private parties are entitled to judicial review of a federal agency’s decision to disclose documents pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act
October 22, 2021
Click here to view the U.S. Chamber’s amicus brief. This case involves sensitive commercial and safety-related information provided to the federal government. John P. Elwood and Janine M. Lopez of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.