Legal Opinion

Am. Ctr. for Law & Justice v. U.S. Dep't of Justice

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided September 19, 2018No. Case No. 17-cv-01866 (APM)PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Amit P. Mehta, United States District Judge

I. INTRODUCTION

Four months before the 2016 presidential election, on June 27, 2016, former President Bill Clinton met with then Attorney General Loretta Lynch on board an airplane parked on the tarmac at a Phoenix airport. The meeting prompted speculation and attacks from critics as to whether the two had discussed the Department of Justice's investigation into Democratic nominee and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's email practices.

*16This Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") suit concerns records generated in the wake of the June 2016…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Safecard Services, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
  4. Coastal States Gas Corporation v. Department of EnergyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  5. Department of the Interior v. Klamath Water Users Protective Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 2001

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3Cited by9 opinions

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