Legal Opinion
Property of the People, Inc. v. Department of Justice
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 29, 2021No. Civil Action No. 2017-1193Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROPERTY OF THE PEOPLE, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 17-1193 (JEB) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION While the media continues to cover investigations of former President Donald Trump’s businesses, non-profit Plaintiffs in this Freedom of Information Act case hunt different game. They seek records discussing Trump’s connection with a two-decades-old gambling investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. After the Department of Justice withheld certain documents, Plaintiffs sued. In competing…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Scott v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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