Legal Opinion
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Department of Justice
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 19, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2025-4426Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 25-4426 (CKK) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION (February 19, 2026) In this Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) case, Plaintiff Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (“CREW”) seeks information about an allegedly widespread effort to gather sensitive information about vast numbers of registered voters into the hands of a single agency. Specifically, CREW seeks responses to two FOIA requests for records about recent…
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