Legal Opinion
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Pompeo
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 3, 2020No. Civil Action No. 2019-3324Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 19-3324 (JEB) MICHAEL R. POMPEO, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION While few applaud the proliferation of paperwork in the modern bureaucracy, some have grown concerned over agencies’ failures to maintain an adequate paper trail of their decisions. In this action, Plaintiffs — three non-profit organizations dedicated to encouraging government transparency — challenge the State Department and its Secretary’s alleged policy and practice of…
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