Federal judge rules in favor of Raw Story in fight to access records from U.S. Navy

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A federal judge categorically knocked down exemptions claimed by the U.S. Navy in a sweeping order that handed a victory to Raw Story in its effort to access records of an investigation into whether a neo-Nazi and Marine Corps veteran mishandled classified materials.

“The court agrees with Raw Story that there is substantial public interest in the requested records,” wrote Judge Loren L. AliKhan, who was appointed to the federal bench in District of Columbia in December 2023, in an order issued on Monday.

The order categorically rejected the Navy’s claims that even acknowledging whether it has the responsive records would both put national security at risk and violate the former service member’s privacy rights.

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