Legal Opinion

Cause of Action Institute v. U.S. Department of Commerce

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided September 12, 2022No. Civil Action No. 2019-2698Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CAUSE OF ACTION INSTITUTE, Plaintiff, v. No. 19-cv-2698 (DLF) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Cause of Action Institute brings this suit alleging that the Department of Commerce has engaged in a policy or practice of violating the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA),

5 U.S.C. § 552

et seq. In particular, the plaintiffs challenge Commerce’s practice of invoking executive privilege to withhold documents involving Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Compl. ¶ 2, Dkt. 1. Before the Court is Cause of…

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