Legal Opinion
Leopold v. U.S. Department of Justice
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 18, 2024No. Civil Action No. 2020-3651Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JASON LEOPOLD, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 1:20-cv-03651 (TNM) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION In 2020, a media organization and one of its then-employees sued the Department of Justice. They alleged deficiencies in the agency’s response to a Freedom of Information Act request concerning the 2020 presidential election. The Department produced hundreds of documents but, to Plaintiffs’ chagrin, withheld portions of the relevant material. The Department says the material is exempt from disclosure because it…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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