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Brennan Ctr. for Justice at N.Y. Univ. Sch. of Law v. Dep't of Homeland Sec.

District Court, S.D. Illinois

Decided August 3, 2018No. 16 Civ. 672 (KPF)PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KATHERINE POLK FAILLA, United States District Judge

The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law ("Plaintiff" or the "Brennan Center") brought this action under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552, against the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice (collectively, the "Government" or "Defendants"); it seeks documents regarding certain initiatives under the rubric "Countering Violent Extremism" that were first established by the White House in 2011. Defendants have disclosed various documents in response to Plaintiff's FOIA…

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3Cited by15 opinions

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