Maloney v. Murphy
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
984 F.3d 50 (2020)
- Written by Kelly Nielsen
Facts
Federal law allowed members of congressional committees responsible for governmental oversight to request and obtain information from federal agencies relevant to their committee duties. In 2017, several members of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform (the requesters) (plaintiffs) sent such a request to the General Services Administration (GSA) (defendant), seeking information about a federally owned and managed property. The GSA refused to provide the requested information. The requesters filed suit against the GSA, claiming that the agency’s refusal to comply with their request deprived them of information to which they were legally entitled. The requesters asserted that this deprivation impaired their ability to fulfill their oversight responsibilities, which was an individualized injury traceable to the GSA’s conduct and capable of redress by a court order compelling the GSA to disclose the information. The GSA moved to dismiss the case for lack of standing. The district court granted the GSA’s motion. The requesters appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Millett, J.)
Dissent (Ginsburg, J.)
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