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Covid-19 has disrupted operations across the federal government, including the rollout of the 2020 census, and we want to know more about how the Census Bureau is responding to the outbreak.

Here are some of the FOIA requests we filed this week.

americanoversight.org/investigation/…
We filed FOIA requests with the Commerce Department for email communications regarding Covid-19 with external individuals and communications sent by department officials.
We also asked Commerce for Secretary Wilbur Ross’s communications with Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office regarding the census.
americanoversight.org/document/foia-…
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NEW DOCUMENTS: We obtained records from King County, Washington, an early U.S. hot spot of Covid-19. The records include early CDC talking points and emails among public health officials that show early misconceptions about coronavirus.

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The documents contain early February guidance from the Washington Department of Health, which lists CDC risk categories that appear to greatly underestimate the risk of virus transmission from people who are asymptomatic.
Another set of documents are March 1 “weekly key messages” from the CDC that are, predictably, at odds with President Donald Trump’s public statements at that time, as he downplayed and made numerous false statements about the risk.
documentcloud.org/documents/6840…
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NEW DOCUMENTS: Emails between the Nevada Dept of Health & Human Services & CDC show public health officials were instructed not to talk to the media about the federal response to Covid-19.

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The documents include CDC Director Robert Redfield's email to staff regarding his exposure to the coronavirus at the White House.

americanoversight.org/document/nevad…
The docs show officials were concerned and confused about how vaccines will be distributed once available. For example, a Nevada HHS Immunization Program Manager asked questions about who would qualify for vaccines, how they would be distributed, and who would cover the costs.
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How can FOIA be used to investigate police brutality and law enforcement responses to protests?

For this #FOIAFriday, we’re discussing FOIA strategy and our recent requests for records about the use of force against peaceful protesters.
First, some context. June 1 at roughly 6:30 PM, law enforcement officials fired tear gas containers into a crowd of peaceful protesters lawfully assembled at Lafayette Square, close to the White House.
The Trump administration initially claimed it cleared the park to enforce the curfew—which didn’t take effect until 7 PM. An unnamed Park Police member claimed they cleared the park because officers were hit by water bottles.
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