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Patrick Leahy: “But the Attorney General's Guidelines say they will not defend an agency's decision to deny a FOIA request unless it…”

On the recordMarch 10, 2014
But the Attorney General's Guidelines say they will not defend an agency's decision to deny a FOIA request unless it would cause a foreseeable harm.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy discusses the Attorney General's stance on FOIA requests.

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