Judge Who Blocked Release of Osama bin Laden Death Photos Now Blocks Release of Senate Torture Report
May 27th, 2015Via: AllGov:
A federal judge has thwarted an attempt to force the release of the Senate report on the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) torture program.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for the release of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s full report on the CIA interrogation program. The executive summary of the report was previously made public, albeit with numerous redactions.
But U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg rejected the ACLU’s request, ruling the report remains a congressional record and thus isn’t subject to the FOIA. When Congress created FOIA in 1966, it made sure to exempt the legislative branch from its provisions.
Boasberg, who was appointed by President Barack Obama, appears to be the go-to judge if you don’t want something released to the public.
