7th Circ. OKs FBI Withholding Of Ex-Atty's Informant Records

By Emily Sawicki ( July 18, 2025, 4:52 PM EDT) -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation did not violate the Freedom of Information Act by providing only some of the documents former lawyer Joel Brodsky requested related to his work as a confidential informant on corruption and murder investigations, the Seventh Circuit found on Friday, ruling that the FBI had properly justified its rationale....

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