The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports that U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson has ruled on the FBI's motion for reconsideration of her earlier decision that the FBI has disclosed that Ernest Withers was an FBI informant on Martin Luther King, jr. and the FBI must process his informant file. The FBI had moved for reconsideration of the earlier decision but Judge Jackson said the ex parte declaration filed by the FBI only reinforced the decision.
The FBI can now appeal the decision or can follow the Court's order and process the material under the FOIA.
Not much would honestly be gained from appealing again. I don’t see why they can’t just do it, if the court has dictated it twice.
Posted by: Sarah | April 30, 2012 at 09:39 AM