The AP is reporting that the government will release the Department of Justice memo justifying drone strikes. A court order recently found that the memo is not completely withholdable under the FOIA and its author, David Barron is currently awaiting a vote to be a federal judge.
From my years of watching FOIA policy decisions, I believe that It is likely that Barron's status, not the legal issues involved in the withholding decision, heavily influenced the government's decision to not appeal the decision on the memo.
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