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Sample Question #3 |
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Sample Question #3 |
Sally Scoop, ace reporter, filed a FOIA request with the Department of the Navy for "all documents concerning allegations of cheating at the U.S. Naval Academy." The Department refused to provide any documents saying that all of the documents are exempt under the National Security exemption of the FOIA. The Navy claims that release of the material reasonably could be expected to cause damage to the national security. It denied that a cheating problem exists at the Academy, but said that release of any materials related to the topic would embarrass the Navy and thereby damage the National Security.
Scoop wants to challenge the denial of her request. Does her
challenge have a strong likelihood of success? YES or NO? EXPLAIN
YOUR ANSWER.
