Legal Opinion
Cause of Action Institute v. U.S. Department of Justice
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 13, 2018No. Civil Action No. 2017-1423Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CAUSE OF ACTION INSTITUTE, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 17-1423 (JEB) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Cause of Action Institute caught wind of a congressional committee’s instruction to various government agencies to withhold certain records in response to Freedom of Information Act requests. Hoping to uncover the agencies’ reactions to this directive, the Institute filed a FOIA request with Defendant United States Department of Justice. Frustrated with DOJ’s delayed response, the…
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