Epstein Secrets

which governmental decisions and policies are formulated." Dep't of Interior v. Klamath Water Users Protective Ass'n, 532 U.S. I, 8 (2001) (quoting Sears, 421 U.S. at 150). But the records withheld are largely not akin to advisory opinions or policy recommendations and do not relate to any policymakin

irection, and focus of its investigations, and thereby enable suspects to establish defenses or fraudulent alibis or to destroy or alter evidence." Maydak v. U.S. Dep't of Justice, 218 F.3d 760, 762 (D.C. Cir. 2000) (citing NLRB v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co., 437 U.S. 214, 227 (1978)). The agency affida

ocal 3, Intl Bhd. of Elec. Workers v. NLRB, 845 F.2d 1177 (2d Cir. 1988) 19 Malizia v. U.S. Dep't ofJustice, 519 F. Supp. 338 (S.D.N.Y. 1981) 9 Maydak v. U.S. Dep't ofJustice, 218 F.3d 760 (D.C. Cir. 2000) 9, 13 Mead Data Central, Inc. v. U.S. Dep't of the Air Force, 566 F.2d 242 (1977) 6 Meye

which governmental decisions and policies are formulated." Dep't of Interior v. Klamath Water Users Protective Ass'n, 532 U.S. I, 8 (2001) (quoting Sears, 421 U.S. at 150). But the records withheld are largely not akin to advisory opinions or policy recommendations and do not relate to any policymakin

irection, and focus of its investigations, and thereby enable suspects to establish defenses or fraudulent alibis or to destroy or alter evidence." Maydak v. U.S. Dep't of Justice, 218 F.3d 760, 762 (D.C. Cir. 2000) (citing NLRB v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co., 437 U.S. 214, 227 (1978)). The agency affida

ocal 3, Intl Bhd. of Elec. Workers v. NLRB, 845 F.2d 1177 (2d Cir. 1988) 19 Malizia v. U.S. Dep't ofJustice, 519 F. Supp. 338 (S.D.N.Y. 1981) 9 Maydak v. U.S. Dep't ofJustice, 218 F.3d 760 (D.C. Cir. 2000) 9, 13 Mead Data Central, Inc. v. U.S. Dep't of the Air Force, 566 F.2d 242 (1977) 6 Meye

482, the government need not "identify a specific decision" made by the agency to establish the predecisional nature of a particular record. NLRB v. Sears, Roebuck,421 U.S. 132, 151 n.18 (1975); accord Tigue v. U.S. Dep't ofJustice, 312 F.3d 70, 80 (2d Cir. 2002). Rather, so long as the document "was

direction, and focus of its investigations, and thereby enable suspects to establish defenses or fraudulent alibis or to destroy or alter evidence." Maydak v. U.S. Dept. of Justice, 218 F.3d 760 (D. Cir. 2000). Here, release of the records would interfere with enforcement proceedings by revealing the F