DOJ Will Pay Attorneys’ Fees in Lethal Injection FOIA Dispute

The US Department of Justice will pay $65,266 in attorneys’ fees and expenses to settle a Freedom of Information Act dispute with a non-profit organization concerning the government’s supply of pentobarbital used in lethal injections, a federal district court filing said.

This settlement with Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington will release the government from any future expenses claimed in this case, filed by the organization at the US District Court for the District of Columbia in 2019, the Wednesday notice of settlement said.

• The US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit said in January 2023 that the ...