Third FOIA Case Set For Supreme Court 2010-11 Term

There is a third FOIA case that will be heard by the Supreme Court this term.  The case is entitled Schindler Elevator Corp. v. US ex rel Kirk.  The question before the Court is whether a federal agency’s response to a Freedom of Information Act request is a “report . . . or investigation” within the meaning of the False Claims Act public disclosure bar, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(e)(4).

The SCOTUSblog has more on this case.

Thanks to Harry Hammitt of Access Reports for pointing this out.  If you really want to know what is going on in FOIA, you should subscribe to Access Reports.