Legal Opinion
Leopold v. U.S. Department of Justice
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 21, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2020-3651Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JASON LEOPOLD, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 1:20-cv-03651 (TNM) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION A media company and one of its then-employees filed Freedom of Information Act requests with the Department of Justice related to the 2020 presidential election. After DOJ’s initial response, Plaintiffs sued to move document production forward. The merits of this dispute have since been resolved, and now the Court considers Plaintiffs’ motion for attorney’s fees and costs. The parties agree that Plaintiffs are…
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