Mehta v. U.S. Department of Energy

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf court case
gptkbp:appeal yes
gptkbp:applicationNumber 20-1234
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gptkbp:court gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
appellate court
increased scrutiny of government agencies
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals
gptkbp:filingDate March 2020
January 2020
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mehta v. U.S. Department of Energy
gptkbp:impact government transparency
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Mehta
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Judge B
Judge C
gptkbp:jurisdiction federal
gptkbp:keyPeople unpublished opinion
gptkbp:legal_principle public interest
freedom of information
exemptions_under_FOIA
gptkbp:legal_representation Department_of_Energy's_attorney
Mehta's_attorney
gptkbp:legislation Freedom of Information Act
gptkbp:notableFeature environmental policy
influence on public policy
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law students
legal scholars
settled
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legal practitioners
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energy regulation
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advocacy for open government
citizen engagement in governance
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future_FOIA_requests
gptkbp:outcome court ruling
favorable_to_Mehta
gptkbp:precedent related case law
gptkbp:relatedPatent case 1
case 2
case 3
gptkbp:year 2020