Legal Opinion
Leopold v. Department of Justice
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 12, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2014-0168PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Amit P. Mehta, United States District Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
In or around .September 2011, the United States used a drone strike to kill Anwar al-Aulaqi, a US. citizen living in Yemen who administration officials had determined was a senior leader of al-Qaeda. The following year, Jason Leopold, an investigative reporter, filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Department of Justice (DOJ) seeking documents related to the lethal use of drones against terrorist targets. Believing that DOJ had not adequately responded -to his request, Plaintiff brought…
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