Legal Opinion
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. v. United States Department of Justice
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 4, 2007No. Civil Action 00-940 (RWR)PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ROBERTS, District Judge.
Plaintiff Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. (“Akin Gump”) sued the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”), challenging DOJ’s decision to withhold documents that Akin Gump requested pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (“FOIA”). Both parties moved for summary judgment. Because DOJ’s disclosures in this case do not provide (1) an adequate description of each discrete redaction, (2) a specific citation to and explanation of the authority to refuse to disclose that is correlated with each discrete redaction,…
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