Legal Opinion

American Civil Liberties Union v. United States Department of Homeland Security

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided September 20, 2010No. Civil Action 08-1100 (RBW)PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

REGGIE B. WALTON, District Judge.

The plaintiff, the American Civil Liberties Union (“ACLU”), brings this action against the Department of Homeland Security (the “Department”) and several of its component divisions — the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (“Civil Rights Office”), the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”), and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) — pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (2006) (“FOIA”), challenging the adequacy of the defendants’ search for records responsive to its FOIA request and seeking to compel the…

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Am. Ctr. for Law & Justice v. U.S. Dep't of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
  2. American Civil Liberties Union v. United States Department of Homeland SecurityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
  3. Island Film, S.A. v. Department of the TreasuryDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2012
  4. Moore v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2012
  5. Kansas ex rel. Schmidt v. U.S. Dep't of Def.District Court, D. Kansas · 2018

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