PEN America and Allies File Court Brief Demanding Information on Visa Applicant's Denial
August 08, 2019
August 08, 2019
NEW YORK, Aug. 8 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
Alongside a coalition of media freedom organizations, PEN America this week filed a friend of the court brief supporting the principals undergirding the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and government transparency. The filing urges the court to uphold the foreseeable harm standard--a provision expressly prohibiting government agencies from withholding information that falls within the scope of one of FOIA's exemptio . . .
Alongside a coalition of media freedom organizations, PEN America this week filed a friend of the court brief supporting the principals undergirding the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and government transparency. The filing urges the court to uphold the foreseeable harm standard--a provision expressly prohibiting government agencies from withholding information that falls within the scope of one of FOIA's exemptio . . .