The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether a federal agency’s response to a Freedom of Information Act request is a “report ... or investigation” within the meaning of the False Claims Act public disclosure bar, Schindler Elevator Co. v. U.S. ex rel. Kirk.

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Freedom of Information Act Federal Reserve Practices Fox News Network LLC v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Bloomberg LP v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 09-3795-cv ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — As banks gambled on the risky mortgages that helped create the worst financial crisis in generations, the U.S. government handed out millions of dollars in bonuses to regulators ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Feds are on Facebook. And MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter, too. U.S. law enforcement agents are following the rest of the Internet world into ...

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