Legal Opinion

American Oversight v. U.S. Department of Justice

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided February 20, 2025No. Civil Action No. 2025-0383Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AMERICAN OVERSIGHT, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 25-383 (TJK) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION In early January this year, then-Special Counsel Jack Smith delivered a two-volume report to the Department of Justice. The second volume focuses on his investigation into the possession of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago following President Trump’s first term. Unlike the first volume, though, the second has not been released publicly. Seeking to unveil Volume II, American Oversight submitted a FOIA request last…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2008
  2. Chaplaincy of Full Gospel Churches v. EnglandCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
  3. GTE Sylvania, Inc. v. Consumers Union of the United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics v. Federal Election CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2013
  5. Arkansas Dairy Cooperative Ass'n v. United States Department of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2009

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