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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Vyskocil grants a government office’s motion for summary judgment in this matter concerning materials requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). A law firm that brings civil actions on behalf of American victims of terrorism requested information on three entities from the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the the United States Department of Treasury (OFAC). The materials provided to that law were were heavily redacted, and the some documents were withheld altogether with OFAC citing multiple FOIA exemptions and national security as the reason. The law firm argues OFAC inadvertently disclosed that it withheld two publicly available press releases, and the law firm contends OFAC does not understand and potentially misapplied FOIA exemptions. The instant court finds the law firm’s arguments lack merit, and finds that OFAC’s redactions and withholdings are supported by confidential affidavits.