Legal Opinion
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 11, 2011No. Civil Action 09-01508(BAH)PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BERYL A. HOWELL, District Judge.
Plaintiff Judicial Watch, Inc. brought this case to compel the U.S. Department of the Treasury to respond to a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request. The plaintiffs FOIA request sought documents related to the Treasury’s Troubled Asset Relief Program (“TARP”) and to the Treasury’s investments, through that program, in a Massachusetts bank that the plaintiff asserts is favored by members of Congress. The FOIA generally requires the disclosure, upon request, of records held by a federal government agency unless the records are protected…
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