Legal Opinion

Heritage Foundation v. U.S. Department of Justice

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided June 19, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2024-0645Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HERITAGE FOUNDATION, et al., Plaintiffs, v. No. 24-cv-645 (DLF) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Defendant, JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR., Defendant-Intervenor. MEMORANDUM OPINION The Heritage Foundation and Mike Howell (plaintiffs) bring this action under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, et seq., for certain records from Special Counsel Robert K. Hur’s investigation of former President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. The Department of Justice (Department) initially withheld requested transcripts and audio recordings under several FOIA…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2008
  2. Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Holland v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  4. Mazurek v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  5. Heckler v. ChaneySupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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