DOJ Blocks Disclosure of Plan to Fight Obstacles to Free and Fair Elections

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is claiming a 15-page plan to promote voting access and other election-related initiatives cannot be released to the public because of “presidential communications privileges.”The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division last week denied a government watchdog’s request to release the department’s “Strategic Plan” on “Promoting Access to Voting.” The Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) submitted a public records request, known as a FOIA, for the documen …