Legal Opinion
Cato Institute v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 14, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2020-3338Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CATO INSTITUTE, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 20-3338 (JEB) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION In this Freedom of Information Act suit, Plaintiff Cato Institute sought documents about itself from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. After the Court initially granted summary judgment for the Bureau, Cato found a declaration in another case that called into question the adequacy of the agency’s search and moved for relief from judgment, which the Court granted. The FBI then conducted a supplemental…
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