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Parents Defending Education v. U.S. Department of Education, 2025

March 20, 2025

Case Status

Pending Case

Location

Washington, DC

Date Filed

March 20, 2025

On March 20, 2025, Parents Defending Education (PDE) sued the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C., under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). From July 2022 through February 2024, PDE’s president, Nicole Neily, sent the Department five FOIA requests on PDE’s behalf. Each request was simple and limited in time and scope. The Department ignored all five.

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PDE Files Complaint Against the U.S. Department of Education to Compel Compliance with Ignored FOIAs

On March 20, 2025, Parents Defending Education sued the U.S. Department of Education in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The lawsuit asks the court to make the Department follow the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a federal law that gives the public the right to request records from federal agencies. From […]

March 20, 2025, Lawsuit: Parents Defending Education v. U.S. Department of Education, 2025

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