Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Federal Election Commission

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) CITIZENS FOR ) RESPONSIBILITY AND ) ETHICS IN WASHINGTON, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 17-2770 (ABJ) ) FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, ) ) Defendant. ) ____________________________________) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiffs Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and Anne L. Weismann, CREW’s former Interim Executive Director and current Chief FOIA Counsel (collectively “CREW”), have sued the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) in connection with the Commission’s…