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Type
Opinion
Filed
May 28, 2019
Case
Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Wash. & Nat'l SEC. Archive v. Trump
Case status
Decided

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Tatel, Circuit Judge: Shortly after President Trump took office, the press reported that White House personnel were communicating over messaging apps that, unlike standard text messaging platforms that preserve conversations, automatically delete messages once read. Alleging that the use of such apps violates the Presidential Records Act (PRA), which requires the preservation of officia…

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