Legal Opinion
Protect Democracy Project, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Defense
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 13, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2017-0842PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge
On April 6, 2017, President Trump ordered Tomahawk cruise missile strikes against a Syrian-government airbase. The next day, The Protect Democracy Project, Inc. (“Protect Democracy”) submitted requests under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, to the Department of State, the Department of Defense, and three separate components of the Department of Justice, seeking documents relating to the President’s legal authority to launch the strikes. The organization also sought expedited processing. About one…
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