SCOTUS NOVEMBER ARGUMENTS BEGIN TOMORROW
19-547 FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE V. SIERRA CLUB, INC.
DECISION BELOW: 925 F.3d 1000
CERT. GRANTED 3/2/2020
QUESTION PRESENTED:
WhetherExemption 5 of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(5) (2012)
by incorporating the [deliberative process privilege], protects against compelled
disclosure a federal agency's draft documents that were prepared as part of a formal
interagency consultation process underSection 7 of the Endangered Species Act of1973, 16 U.S.C. 1536
and that concerned a proposed agency action that was later
modified in the consultation process.
LOWER COURT CASE NUMBER: 17-16560
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19-199 SALINAS V. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
DECISION BELOW: 765 Fed.Appx. 79
CERT. GRANTED 1/10/2020
QUESTION PRESENTED:
Whether, undersection 5(f) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, 45 U.S.C. § 355(f), and section 8 of the Railroad Retirement Act, 45 U.S.C. § 231gthe
Railroad Retirement Board's denial of a request to reopen a prior benefits determination
is a "final decision" subject tojudicial review
LOWER COURT CASE NUMBER: 18-60702
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