Legal Opinion
Cato Institute v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 9, 2024No. 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 Plaintiff Cato Institute submitted a Freedom of Information Act request seeking Federal Bureau of Investigation records regarding itself. After obtaining fewer documents than it hoped for, Cato sued, challenging in part the adequacy of the FBI’s search for such documents. The Court granted summary judgment for the Bureau, concluding based on two FBI declarations that a search of its Central Records System…
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