Legal Opinion

Poitras v. Dep't of Homeland Sec.

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided March 29, 2018No. Civil Action No. 15–1091 (BAH)PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBeryl A. Howell, Chief Judge

The plaintiff, Laura Poitras, a journalist and documentary filmmaker, Compl. ¶ 2, ECF No. 1, challenges the responses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), a component of the Department of Justice ("DOJ"), and U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP"), a component of the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS"), to her records requests submitted pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552.1 The requests at issue seek "all agency records concerning, naming, or relating" to the plaintiff and arise from repeated detentions, *143searches, and questioning of the…

2Cases cited77 opinions

  1. Robert G. Vaughn v. Bernard Rosen, Executive Director, United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
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  3. Safecard Services, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
  4. Carl Oglesby v. The United States Department of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by34 opinions

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