The report used data released by Customs and Border Protection, an arm of the Department of Homeland Security, through Freedom of Information Act litigation, its authors said.
It left it to a federal court in the District of Columbia to make a ruling on the specific Freedom of Information Act litigation.
Garrett said, "You think you've really teed up the information for litigation, and a client doesn't want to do anything.
"If the condominium has denied access by the writer to such financial information because litigation is pending, such denial was improper under the law," Mr. Shmulewitz said.
Although the current administration released critically important documentation of torture and abuse of detainees (many in response to Freedom of Information Act litigation by the American Civil Liberties Union and other public interest organizations), it has staunchly opposed disclosure of other key records.
The case went to the Supreme Court, which supported the government, establishing the "state secrets" privilege against disclosure of national security information in litigation.
The 55,000 government emails Clinton had on the personal account were already being released in monthly batches, per a judge's order in ongoing Freedom of Information Act litigation.
At the same time, judicial power should not be misused to prevent illuminating courtroom exchanges over scientific methods or to block the development of new information through litigation.
On March 23, Duke's lawyer, at the request of Mr. Davis's legal affairs secretary, forwarded to the governor's office additional information about pending litigation involving Duke and its power sales in California.
Officials overseeing the wall's construction faced a legal and logistical nightmare from the start, according to emails obtained under the Freedom of Information Act and litigation by Denise Gilman, a law professor at the University of Texas.
As a professional investigator, I use this data in many ways: tracking down witnesses and uncovering information in complex litigation; conducting criminal background checks; finding stolen assets; and investigating white-collar crime (including identity theft).
