Legal Opinion
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. U.S. Department of Justice
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 25, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2011-1021PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E. BOASBERG, District Judge.
Plaintiff Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington brought this action under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, seeking records related to an investigation by the Department of Justice into allegations of bribery and conflicts of interest involving former Congressman Jerry Lewis (R-CA). After this Court rejected DOJ’s attempt to categorically exclude virtually all of the materials sought from disclosure, Defendant released over two thousand documents, at least in part. DOJ also withheld several thousand more under…
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