Legal Opinion
American Civil Liberties Union v. United States Department of Justice
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 10, 2004No. CIV.A. 03-2522(ESH)PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HUVELLE, District Judge.
This lawsuit represents plaintiffs’ second attempt to obtain information under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (“FOIA”), regarding the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) use of the USA Patriot Act. 1 Plaintiffs’ first request concerned the number of times DOJ had used various surveillance and investigatory tools authorized by the Patriot Act, which gives federal officials greater authority to conduct surveillance within the United States to monitor the activity of foreign intelligence agents. In that case, the Court granted summary judgment…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Carl Oglesby v. The United States Department of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
- Cynthia King v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Central Intelligence Agency v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Richard Drake v. Federal Aviation AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
- Darrell R. Page v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by23 opinions
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