Case Number: 20-2727

DOJ Records Released in Response to Request for Records Deemed Non-Responsive to Request for Communications Concerning Judicial Nomination

December 28, 2020
Records released by the Department of Justice in response to American Oversight’s request and litigation for seeking records that DOJ initially deemed were responsive to a FOIA for communications concerning judicial nominations, which were then deemed non-responsive and not produced.

American Oversight Sues for Records About Justice Kennedy’s Replacement Preferences

September 24, 2020
The records could shed light on politicization of the Supreme Court nomination process.
Then-Justice Anthony Kennedy swears in Neil Gorsuch as a Supreme Court justice on April 10, 2017, at the White House

Complaint: American Oversight v. DOJ – Justice Kennedy Supreme Court Nominee List

September 24, 2020
Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the Department of Justice for a list of potential Supreme Court nominees recommended or preferred by former Justice Anthony Kennedy.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Records Deemed Non-Responsive to Request for Communications Concerning Judicial Nominations

January 16, 2020
FOIA to the Department of Justice (DOJ) seeking records that DOJ initially deemed were responsive to a FOIA for communications concerning judicial nominations, which were then deemed non-responsive and not produced.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Any List of Potential Supreme Court Nominees Preferred by Former Justice Kennedy

January 16, 2020
FOIA to the Department of Justice (DOJ) seeking any list of potential Supreme Court nominees recommended or preferred by former Justice Anthony Kennedy.