American Civil Liberties Union v. United States Department of Homeland Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ______________________________________ ) AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 1:08-cv-1100 (RBW) ) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ) HOMELAND SECURITY, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ______________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION The present case arises from a request for records that the plaintiff, the American Civil Liberties Union ("ACLU"), submitted to the defendants, the Department of Homeland Security (the "Department") and several of its component divisions—the Office for Civil Rights and Civil…