Federal Judge Rules Against White House

This past Monday, a Federal judge ruled against the White House and in favor of the National Security Archive, declaring that the courts do in fact have the authority to force the White House into recovering 225 days worth of e-mail correspondence from back-up tapes.

A lawyer representing the National Security Archive, Sheila Shadmand, said that the timing of the ruling is crucial because it provides the opportunity to protect these valuable records "before they get carted off or destroyed as the current administration packs its bags to leave."