Legal Opinion
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States Department of Justice
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 12, 2016No. 14-5215PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge GINSBURG.
GINSBURG, Senior Circuit Judge:
Judicial Watch, an organization that aims “to educate the public about the operations and activities of government,” sent a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Department of Justice seeking records of the Department’s settlement discussions in an ongoing lawsuit. The Department denied the request on the ground that the requested documents had been placed under seal by the district court (Jackson, J.) in a prior proceeding. Judicial Watch sued to compel disclosure, the district court (Leon,…
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