Government,
Constitutional Law
Mar. 16, 2020
In-camera review of Mueller report is what FOIA is for
The Electronic Privacy Foundation Center has sued the U.S. Department of Justice to gain access to an unredacted copy of the Mueller report.
John H. Minan
Emeritus Professor of Law
University of San Diego School of Law
Professor Minan is a former attorney with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and the former chairman of the San Diego Regional Water Quality Board.
The Electronic Privacy Foundation Center has sued the U.S. Department of Justice to gain access to an unredacted copy of the Mueller report. (D.C.D.C. 1:19-cv-00810). EPIC's complaint, which is based on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), took an important step forward on March 5 when judge Reggie Walton ordered an in-camera review of the unredacted copy of the report. If Walton concludes that any of the information was improperly withheld by the DOJ, he will ord...
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