Legal Opinion
American Civil Liberties Union v. United States Department of Justice
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 6, 2011No. 10-5159, 10-5167PublishedCited by 406 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GARLAND.
GARLAND, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs brought this action against the Department of Justice under the Freedom of Information Act, seeking to obtain documents relating to the government’s use of cell phone location data in criminal prosecutions. The district court directed the release of certain specified documents and upheld the Department’s decision to withhold others. We affirm the court’s order requiring the release of the specified documents. Because there are too many factual uncertainties regarding the remaining documents, we vacate…
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