Energy Department FOIA "still interested" purge policy struck down

Date

Aug 5, 2026

Kind

Records & transparency

Status

Judicially found non-compliant

Source

americanoversight.org ↗

Court or forum

American Oversight v. DOE, D.D.C.

What happened

DOE announced pending requests filed before 2024-10-01 would be closed unless requesters reaffirmed interest within 30 days; the court held DOE exceeded its statutory authority and vacated the policy under the APA.

Publisher

American Oversight