The subpoenas seek documents concerning the disclosure of the identity of an undercover C.I.A. operative, Valerie Wilson.
Sir John Chilcot and his four-member panel have been at loggerheads with the Cabinet Office, the chief protector of government documents, over the disclosure of evidence they have described as of central importance in establishing the circumstances that led to war.
He said he did not know the source of the document but said he tried to confirm the validity of the document because the disclosures in them would serve to undercut the institute's mission.
A partially redacted August 22, 2009 email written by State Department lawyer Joan Donoghue and sent to State Department officials and forwarded to Clinton as an "Fyi" by chief of staff Cheryl Mills referenced the declassification of CIA torture documents and how the disclosure of the documents could lead to a diplomatic crisis.
Federal and state laws require franchisors to provide prospective franchisees with two crucial legal documents: the franchise agreement and the disclosure document, often known as the Uniform Franchise Offering Circular.
The New York attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, sent subpoenas to five oil and gas companies ordering them to provide documents relating to the disclosure the companies made to investors about the risks of hydrofracking, according to sources briefed on the investigation.
The case was first reported in The Times based on information that included documents released through the disclosure law.
But the department cited an FoI act exemption as the reason for refusing to disclose the third document: "premature disclosure" of the legal advice "might close off better options" for ministers and officials.
Unless the law or the document requires disclosure, an attorney-in-fact is usually not required to share any details with the heirs.
The case's presiding judge has yet to rule on the document disclosure issue.
After losing an April appeal and confronting a challenge by Republican senator Rand Paul to deny Barron a federal judgeship, the Obama administration agreed not to fight the document's disclosure.
