Judge Grants Partial Judgment In FOIA Asbestos Case But Limits Remedy

( August 10, 2026, 2:24 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal judge in the District of Columbia granted partial summary judgment to an asbestos organization, finding that there was no question that government agencies missed the deadline for responding to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests involving asbestos-abatement measures taken during the demolition of the White House’s East Wing, but said he would order only a status report and not immediate production since the government appears to be close to complying with the law....