Earlier today, Cause of Action Institute (CoA Institute) received a misdirected email from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that apparently was intended to serve as a notification to an unidentified agency employee that certain personnel records were to be released under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The “awareness” […]
Archives for 2018
12/13/2018
Cause of Action Institute Defends Fisheries from New Proposed Rule
CoA shared concerns about financial burden and legality of proposed rule Today, Ryan Mulvey, counsel at Cause of Action Institute, spoke before the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) in Annapolis, MD, about an Omnibus Amendment that would create new economic burdens on fishermen. The new rule, if enacted by the […]
12/12/2018
Investigation Update: VA releases 2014 memo on “sensitive review,” but fails to conduct an adequate search for more recent FOIA guidance
In August 2018, a group of eight Democratic Senators, wrote to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to express alarm over the possible politicization of the agency’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) processes. Specifically, they were concerned about the involvement of political appointees in the FOIA decision-making process. Cause of […]
12/7/2018
Records Show How Former FBI Director James Comey Misled the DOJ Inspector General About His Personal Email Use
The ability to shroud government action in secrecy harms the rights of every American and undermines a free and open society Cause of Action Institute filed a FOIA request and later sued DOJ after former FBI Director James Comey admitted to using personal email to conduct official business Cause of […]
12/4/2018
Congress May Give the FTC More Money and Power, Making Its Internal Watchdog More Important than Ever
Left unchecked, the powers of the FTC can undermine the ability for entrepreneurs and innovators to reach their full potential
11/28/2018
Supreme Court Rules Economic Impact of Fish and Wildlife Decision Subject to Judicial Review
In an ongoing battle between landowners and the federal government, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in Weyerhaeuser Co. vs. U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, when it designated private land in Louisiana as “unoccupied critical habitat.” In a significant portion of the Court’s […]
CoA Institute Highlights Deficiencies in Proposed Rule to Shift Burdensome Costs of At-Sea Monitoring to Commercial Fishermen
The New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC), in coordination with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), seeks to approve and implement a controversial set of regulatory amendments that would create a new industry-funding requirement for at-sea monitoring in the Atlantic herring fishery and, moreover, create a standardized process for introducing […]