TLDR: in 2013 a Seattle activist got a presentation on Hemisphere (a program that allowed the NSA to access AT&T's call records database) accidentally due to a

TLDR: in 2013 a Seattle activist got a presentation on Hemisphere (a program that allowed the NSA to access AT&T's call records database) accidentally due to a standard FOIA request. The EFF sued after it was denied further information from their own FOIA request and now the courts have ruled that the government used unfounded FOIA exemption claims to heavily redact or withhold 260 pages. These pages will now go through a detailed review and released after proper redaction.