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BLACK PANTHER CASE UPDATE: Freedom of Information Act FlimFlams at the DoJ? Eric Holder?s Just?

By Glenn Reynolds

BLACK PANTHER CASE UPDATE: Freedom of Information Act FlimFlams at the DoJ?

Eric Holder?s Justice Department has even politicized compliance with the Freedom of Information Act. According to documents I have obtained, FOIA requests from liberals or politically connected civil rights groups are often given same day turn-around by the DOJ. But requests from conservatives or Republicans face long delays, if they are fulfilled at all.

The documents show a pattern of politicized compliance within the DOJ?s Civil Rights Division. In particular, I have obtained FOIA logs that demonstrate as of August 2010, the most transparent administration in history is anything but. The logs provide the index number of the information request, the date of the request, the requestor, and the date of compliance.

Read the whole thing. And there’s more in this interview on PJTV:

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on February 10, 2011 (boomark / email).