Cause of Action in the News:
Daily Caller – The Daily Caller Sues The State Department For A Variety Of Clinton Email Records
Cause of Action is representing The Daily Caller in a lawsuit over five Freedom of Information Act requests that have gone ignored by the State Department. Our suit states “Defendant has dragged its feet, refused to provide substantive updates on the status of the requests, and, through its delay, prevented Plaintiff’s access to the requested records and effectively denied it expedited processing,”
“The material being sought here is not complicated to understand yet, for whatever reason the State Department has failed to process these FOIA requests in a timely manner, as required by law. Whether requests have come from big news agencies or organizations like mine, this State Department has repeatedly shown an inability to produce basic information regarding the emails belonging to the former Secretary of State,” said Cause of Action Executive Director Dan Epstein.
In Other News:
Watchdog.org – Double-dose of EPA regulations will make your bank account scream
According to a white paper by the Independence Institute the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan will be billions higher in cost for power and gas. The research concluded that by 2020 the cost of electricity and gas in a given household will go up an average of $680.00. All of this cost will result in no environmental change, as admitted by Gina McCarthy, current EPA administrator.
Daily Signal – Lois Lerner Won’t Be Facing Criminal Charges. Here Are the Problems With the ‘Investigation’ That Cleared Her.
Although the Department of Justice has decided to end its investigation into Lois Lerner and her email scandal they have failed to erase all doubt. In the letter the DOJ sent to the House of Representatives they explain the results of their investigation, but fail to determine criteria for which organizations needed closer watching, among other unresolved issues.
The Hill – Five states sue over EPA’s ozone
The Environmental Protection Agency is being sued by five states because of the newly stated ozone limits. EPA administrator Gina McCarthy has said that every state but California should be able to comply to the new ozone standards by 2025. However, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich says that “reducing the ozone standards to 70 parts per billion will be nearly impossible for Arizona to attain.” AG Brnovich is leading the charge in the lawsuits against the EPA.
Breitbart – HILLARY CLINTON CHANGES DEFINITION OF ‘WORK-RELATED EMAIL’
Statements made by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have led to questions of what her definition of a work related email is. Mrs. Clinton said “Well, if you are talking about Mr. Blumenthal, which I assume you are, he had some that I didn’t have, and I had some that he didn’t have. And he — I was under no obligation to make any of his emails available unless I decided they were work-related.” This seems to contradict a previous statement from Mrs. Clinton where she said she had turned over all emails “that could possibly have been work related,” which should include any emails from an advisor personal friend or not.
Forbes – IRS Joins FBI, DEA & Other Federal Agencies With Access To Cellphone Surveillance Technology
For years now the IRS has had in its possession a Stingray, a device that can capture cell phone data such as location and identifying information without needing a warrant. A recent Freedom of Information Act request revealed an invoice of $70,000 for the purchase of a HailStorm, a more powerful Stingray, and training for its use. The IRS has not explained how they utilize the device and now make a list with 12 other federal agencies who own such technology.
