Summary Judgment – Freedom of Information Act

By: Derek Hawkins//February 28, 2022//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Jacqueline Stevens v. United States Department of State

Case No.: 20-3504

Officials: EASTERBROOK, MANION, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Summary Judgment – Freedom of Information Act

Jacqueline Stevens, a Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University, is conducting research into the relations between the foreign campuses of American universities, the federal government, and private‐sector entities. As part of that research, Professor Stevens submitted three Freedom of Information Act requests to the Department of State. A lawsuit followed, terminating in entry of summary judgment for the Department. On appeal, Professor Stevens contends that summary judgment was improper both because the Department’s searches were inadequate and because its withholdings were unwarranted. We are not persuaded by either point, and so we affirm.

Affirmed

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Derek A Hawkins is Corporate Counsel, at Salesforce.

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