Legal Opinion
Labow v. U.S. Department of Justice
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 16, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2011-1256PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Royce C. Lamberth, United States District Judge
I. Background
For anyone skeptical of the truth behind the cliché that freedom is not free, FOIA litigation is perhaps one of the best examples of the monetary costs of open government. In this area of law, fights over singular words and individual sentences routinely last several rounds of administrative review and litigation, including volleying between the district and appellate courts. .This opinion alone will dedicate several hundred words to examining whether the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) may withhold a single…
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