The Obama administration lost a
crucial legal battle on July 18 when a federal court ordered the White
House to release previously withheld information on Operation Fast and
Furious to the government watchdog group Judicial Watch.
According to a press released
issued Thursday, the court case stems from a Freedom of Information Act
lawsuit (that originally began as a FOIA request) filed by Judicial
Watch in 2012 to obtain all documents that the president has withheld
from Congress under claims of executive privilege.
The decision, issued by the U.S.
District Court for the District of Columbia, would require the
Department of Justice to turn over a “Vaughn Index” to Judicial Watch
for the documents the group requested.
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