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Dive Brief

According to the civil rights organization, the agency used a fee waiver denial to “delay and obstruct” its access to records that are in the public interest.

Published June 9, 2026

Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, speaks at the National Press Club on March 28, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The NAACP has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging the agency obstructed a Freedom of Information Act request.