Legal Opinion
American Civil Liberties Union v. U.S. Department of Justice
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 19, 2003No. CIV.A.02-2077 ESHPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HUVELLE, District Judge.
In response to the events of September 11, 2001, Congress enacted the USA PATRIOT Act, 1 which gave federal officials greater power to conduct surveillance within the United States for purposes of both preventing terrorism and monitoring the activity of foreign intelligence agents. In this case, plaintiffs have brought an action under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (“FOIA”), seeking information about how the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has used this new authority. As helpfully narrowed by the parties, the instant dispute centers on…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Campbell v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
- Cynthia King v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
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