APPEALS COURT'S FOIA RULING MAY BOOST ACTIVISTS' ENERGY TASK FORCE SUIT

A recent ruling by a federal appeals court limiting the White House's executive privilege to withhold documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) may help environmentalists and the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch force Vice President Cheney to release records about his controversial energy task force. But any victory could be short-lived if the Supreme Court next month finds in favor of the vice president in a related case that will determine whether the administration can cite executive privilege...