Submitted via the U.S. Marshals online FOIA portal:

Dear Ms. Luckstone:

This constitutes a request under the Freedom of Information Act regarding activity of the U.S. Marshals Service. It is being submitted on behalf of Fix the Court, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that advocates for greater openness and accountability in the federal judiciary.

The request seeks all of the reports prepared for travel taken and events attended by U.S. Supreme Court justices in which they were accompanied by U.S. Marshals Service personnel between Oct. 1, 2022, and Sept. 30, 2024.

Prior to May 2022, these reports were referred to as “Requests for Special Assignment Resources.” It is my understanding that these are no longer in use. Therefore, please include in the agency’s response any superseding reports and any correspondence that includes the phrase “security request” along with the phrase “Supreme Court,” acronym “SCOTUS,” or initialism “USSCPD” or “SCJ.” Emails with this grouping of words appear to have taken the place of a formalized report, at least for a time, see https://fixthecourt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2022-USMS-000356-EMAILS-FINAL.pdf.

I request these files on a rolling basis. If, for example, the 2024 reports are not yet available, please send documents from 2022 and 2023 at the first available moment and then supplement them with the 2024 reports when they become available.

As Fix the Court is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and in light of the regular publication and dissemination activities in which it engages, I request that any fees that may be associated with this request be waived. This request is not for commercial purposes, and the release of the information requested is not in Fix the Court’s financial interest, given that our mission is to promote transparency in the federal judiciary.

If this request is denied in whole or in part, I ask that you justify all withholdings and deletions by reference to specific exemptions of the law.

Sincerely,
Gabe Roth
Fix the Court executive director