Can a judge affirm a ruling on any ground supported by the record even if the application does not support that ground?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Ctr. for Investigative Reporting v. U.S. Dep't of Justice, 982 F.3d 668 (9th Cir. 2020):

ignores our longstanding precedent that "we can affirm a ruling on any ground supported by the record, even if that ground is not asserted by the appellee." Angle v. United States , 709 F.2d 570, 573 (9th Cir. 1983).

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