More on today's oral argument in the United States Supreme Court on the deliberative processes exception to the Freedom of Information Act that was invoked by federal agencies 74,000 times in 2019 to deny access to public records in whole or in part:

"Politico's senior legal affairs correspondent Josh Gerstein felt that [Justice Amy Coney] Barrett's questioning was 'pretty unfriendly' toward FOIA. He argued that favoring a bright-line rule would likely let any agency 'withhold any document stamped draft regardless of underlying facts.'

"Justice Stephen Breyer offered a decidedly pro-FOIA perspective throughout his questioning, pointing out that the so-called 'draft' was actually used by the agencies to make decisions. He also gave the appearance of being frustrated and/or pained by the government's arguments."