Legal Opinion
American Center for Law and Justice v. United States Department of State
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 30, 2018No. Civil Action No. 2016-2516Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 16-2516 (JEB) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Although the Freedom of Information Act requires agencies to issue decisions on requests for documents within twenty working days, few departments consistently meet this deadline. Plaintiff American Center for Law and Justice believes that the State Department, in fact, has an actual policy or practice of not complying until the requester brings suit. In this case, ACLJ both seeks specific…
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