Legal Opinion
Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Project v. Department of Homeland Security
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 22, 2010No. Docket 09-2225-cvPublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAKOFF, District Judge.
Plaintiffs-Appellants, the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Project and the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization (collectively, “the Project”), appeal the district court’s partial grant of summary judgment to Defendanh-Appellee, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”). Having determined that the DHS properly withheld certain portions of a 2004 memorandum under Exemption (b)(7)(E) of the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(7)(E), the Court hereby affirms the decision of the district court.
BACKGROUND
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