Legal Opinion
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Justice
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 4, 2024No. Civil Action No. 2023-1485Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JUDICIAL WATCH, INC., Plaintiff, v. Case No. 23-cv-01485 (CRC) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION In this Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) case, Judicial Watch seeks from the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) employee rosters for the office of Special Counsel Jack Smith. DOJ identified two such rosters and withheld them in full under FOIA Exemptions 6, 7(A), and 7(C). Both parties seek summary judgment. The only dispute is whether DOJ properly withheld the records under the claimed FOIA exemptions…
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