Legal Opinion
American Civil Liberties Union v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 6, 2014No. 11cv7562PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
WILLIAM H. PAULEY III, District Judge:
Plaintiffs American Civil Liberties Union and American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (together, “ACLU”), filed this Freedom of Information Act action seeking documents relating to the Government’s use of section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act. After the ACLU filed this case, an unprecedented national security leak led to widespread publication of classified documents concerning section 215 and reshaped this litigation. Both parties move for summary judgment on the documents the Government has withheld. For the following reasons, the…
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