Case Updates
Second Circuit upholds redactions of government report under FOIA Exemption 5 without addressing scope of Exemption 4 for confidential commercial information
March 14, 2024
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Second Circuit to hold that confidential details of a business’s compliance program constitute “commercial” information protected from disclosure under FOIA
April 14, 2023
Click here to view the brief. Christopher G. Michel, George T. Phillips, and Caitlin E. Jokubaitis of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.
Case Documents
- Lower Court Judgment -- New York Times Co. v. U.S. Department of Justice and Volkswagen AG (S.D.N.Y.).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- New York Times Co. v. U.S. Department of Justice and Volkswagen AG (Second Circuit).pdf
- Summary Order -- New York Times Co. v. U.S. Department of Justice and Volkswagen AG (Second Circuit)