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But what other, more-restrictive standard could Treasury use that doesn’t risk running afoul of the statutory guidance based on a bureaucrat’s subjective judgment?
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Ben Ritz, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Appeal Continues Pending Further Outcomes However, the ruling does not resolve the underlying constitutional and statutory questions.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
If the case is eventually certified as a class action and proves successful, each class member would be provided three times actual damages or a statutory damages provision of $1,500.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The Times alleged that the FBI failed to meet FOIA’s statutory deadline of 20 business days to respond substantively to the request and turn over responsive documents.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
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Ben Ritz, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Appeal Continues Pending Further Outcomes However, the ruling does not resolve the underlying constitutional and statutory questions.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
If the case is eventually certified as a class action and proves successful, each class member would be provided three times actual damages or a statutory damages provision of $1,500.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The Times alleged that the FBI failed to meet FOIA’s statutory deadline of 20 business days to respond substantively to the request and turn over responsive documents.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Statutory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statutory. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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statutory
adjective
stat·u·to·ry
ˈstach-ə-ˌtōr-ē 
-ˌtȯr-
1
: of or relating to statutes
2
: regulated by statute
3
: punishable by statute
Legal Definition
statutory
adjective
stat·u·to·ry
ˈsta-chə-ˌtōr-ē
1
: of or relating to a statute or statutes
a statutory provision
2
: enacted, created, regulated, or defined by statute
a statutory presumption
a statutory insider
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