Open Government Organizations Support EPIC's FOIA Appeal
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has filed a "friend of the court" brief in EPIC v. DHS, a challenge to the secrecy of government documents now pending before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. EPIC's is appealing a District Court decision which allowed two federal agencies to withhold factual documents, including test results, about airport body scanners. In the brief, CREW explains that "accepting the District Court's analysis would threaten the integrity of the decision making process and undermine the goals of the FOIA." Several other open government groups joined the CREW amicus brief, including the ACLU, EFF, and the OpenTheGovernment coalition. EPIC filed the opening brief in early October. The government is expected to file an opposition brief at the beginning of November. For more information, see EPIC v. DHS - Body Scanner FOIA Appeal.
October 15, 2013| Share:
