Overview
- U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden dismissed the case for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.
- He concluded the Judicial Conference and the Administrative Office are not FOIA agencies.
- America First Legal sought internal records and argued the offices functioned like executive agencies subject to FOIA.
- Chief Justice John Roberts was sued in his official capacity as head of the Judicial Conference.
- Transparency advocates urged Congress to create a judicial open-records process, and America First Legal did not immediately comment.