A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition v. Jewell
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
292 F.R.D. 44 (2013)
- Written by Tammy Boggs, JD
Facts
A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition (the coalition) (plaintiff) sued representatives of the federal government (defendants) challenging certain Secret Service policies that restricted the coalition’s ability to hold signage along the president’s inaugural-parade route. The coalition sought discovery of the Secret Service’s Presidential Advance Manual, a manual that contained information on methods of and personnel involved in security during the presidential motorcade. The Secret Service withheld or redacted some portions of the manual based on law-enforcement privilege, which the coalition opposed. The undisclosed portions would reveal, for example, the identity of agents and their responsibilities along the parade route and the location of a “command post.” The magistrate judge decided that the documents were privileged. The coalition objected, and the matter was reviewed de novo by the district court.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Friedman, J.)
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