Clinton-appointed judge sides with Bush White House on e-mail records

By Michelle Malkin  •  June 16, 2008 03:53 PM

Oh, the nutroots aren’t going to like this. At all. A Clinton-appointed judge has ruled that some much-ballyhooed White House administrative e-mails are not subject to FOIA disclosure. Via CNN:

The White House Office of Administration is not required to turn over records about a trove of possibly missing e-mails, a federal judge ruled Monday.

The White House Office of Administration is not bound by the Freedom of Information Act, a judge says.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly found the agency does not have “substantial independent authority” so it is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act.

The decision means the White House does not have to disclose documents relating to its troubled e-mail system. That system developed problems that may have caused millions of White House e-mails to be unaccounted for.

The watchdog organization Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington had sued under FOIA. The group expressed disappointment in the ruling and said it is appealing the decision.

Kollar-Kotelly has not exactly been receptive to the White House. That won’t stop the tinfoil from rattling, though. Little does.

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  1. #351420
    On June 16th, 2008 at 4:01 pm, letget said:

    Well, this judge is not SC material for sure.
    L

  2. #351421
    On June 16th, 2008 at 4:01 pm, Barry F. said:

    Saw this on Yahoo! and Fox today.

    I would have to agree that the tinfoil will be rattling. :lol:

  3. #351422
    On June 16th, 2008 at 4:02 pm, Barry F. said:

    On June 16th, 2008 at 4:01 pm, letget said:

    Oh. Just wait, L. There is time for the indoctrination to take its toll and make this justice SCOTUS capable. ;-)

  4. #351428
    On June 16th, 2008 at 4:17 pm, Christian Soldier said:

    A Clinton appointed judge siding w/Bush W.H.>>>>I’m searching for the ruse…when I find it – I’ll let you all know!!! :-)

  5. #351435
    On June 16th, 2008 at 4:28 pm, Lan Astaslem said:

    Okay, I’ll bite. What’s the bad news?

  6. #351471
    On June 16th, 2008 at 5:17 pm, fourstringfuror said:

    A Clinton-appointed judge has ruled that some much-ballyhooed White House administrative e-mails are not subject to FOIA disclosure.

    Broken clock. Twice a day.

  7. #351475
    On June 16th, 2008 at 5:19 pm, WarTip said:

    Some times, despite the best of planning (on their part) some good fortune and common sense shines through.

    More pleasant surprises like this would be nice. Imagine that, SCOTUS actually paying attention to the Constitution.

  8. #351485
    On June 16th, 2008 at 5:38 pm, Brendan said:

    The moonbats over on Slashdot (a technology side with a strong anti-Microsoft, anti-Bush leaning) is freaking out over this in part because this is the same judge that threw out portions of the Microsoft anti-trust ruling.

    Sadly comments like this one are not alone.

  9. #351536
    On June 16th, 2008 at 6:52 pm, Christian Soldier said:

    #8 B-just went to the link-troll’s name calling of the judge _stupid C _ _ t…is no different than Johhny Mc’s calling his own wife a C _ _ T.

  10. #351600
    On June 16th, 2008 at 8:52 pm, Jimmie said:

    A liberal judge following the rule of law….as it is written…. AND allowing a rebublican equal access….I never thougt I would see the day….

  11. #351614
    On June 16th, 2008 at 9:17 pm, Die Hippie, Die said:

    Someone send the paramedics over to Christian Benedict Arnold’s to treat his MDS. :roll:

  12. #351636
    On June 16th, 2008 at 9:55 pm, Tennessee Dave said:

    On June 16th, 2008 at 4:17 pm, Christian Soldier said:
    A Clinton appointed judge siding w/Bush W.H.>>>>I’m searching for the ruse…when I find it – I’ll let you all know!!!

    Maybe she’s practicing just in case Obama gets elected.

  13. #351650
    On June 16th, 2008 at 10:10 pm, zorro said:

    Oh, the nutroots aren’t going to like this. At all.

    Maybe Judge Kollar-Kotelly is bored and watching the nutroots dance the war dance might provide a little entertainment…

  14. #351680
    On June 16th, 2008 at 11:20 pm, ShoreMark said:

    Well, perhaps the latest ruling that Gov. Corzine of NJ (D) must turn over his emails with his former, NJ union leader, girlfriend gave that Clinton appointee some pause in this case.

    As in “maybe this isn’t ultimately profitable for our side” or some similar thoughts.

  15. #351692
    On June 17th, 2008 at 12:04 am, spo-con said:

    Whoa ! That can’t be good for her social life. She better stay indoors with the curtains drawn. The Tin Hatters will be on the war path about this ! Heh……. I love it.

  16. #351884
    On June 17th, 2008 at 9:45 am, smfoushee said:

    The nutroots are quite upset by this, even the geek wing of the liberal party is up in arms:
    Ars Technica: Judge: White House can ignore e-mail information requests

    The discussion on this story is quite revealing:
    Discussion

    I’ve been following this story for some time, and it is amazing how these moonbats on the left want to claim Bush is an idiot with one breath then castigate him with the next for not doing something to better protect the White House Information Infrastructure. As though you can both be an idiot and understand information technology network protocols and Exchange server management.

    The more hilarious aspect of this story is evident in the discussion link I posted above, where many of these same people believe the “Messiah” will wave his hand upon being sworn in and make everything right.

  17. #351933
    On June 17th, 2008 at 10:28 am, walterc said:

    The watchdog organization Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington had sued under FOIA. The group expressed disappointment in the ruling and said it is appealing the decision.

    Litigation is what these groups live for. If they put half the money they spend on litigation into something productive, the world would be a better place.

    Had they won this case, they would have immediately started looking for something else to litigate.

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