Legal Opinion
American Civil Liberties Union v. Department of Justice
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 26, 2010No. Civil Action 08-1157 (JR)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JAMES ROBERTSON, District Judge.
Plaintiffs American Civil Liberties Union and American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (“ACLU”) sue the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”)under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, et seq., seeking documents pertaining to the use of cell phone tracking in criminal investigations and prosecutions.
The ACLU seeks this information to address what it asserts is a serious, and potentially unconstitutional, invasion of privacy. The issue in this FOIA action is not one of constitutional dimensions, however. It is whether the…
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