Legal Opinion
Freedom of the Press Foundation v. Trump
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 20, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2026-1402Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION et al., Plaintiffs, Civil Action No. 26-1169 (JDB) v. DONALD TRUMP et al., Defendants. FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION et al., Plaintiffs, Civil Action No. 26-1402 (JDB) v. DONALD TRUMP et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION “Who controls the past controls the future; who controls the present controls the past.”1 Perhaps with that lesson in mind, Congress enacted laws to ensure that government records are created, preserved, and made available to the public. Among those is the Presidential Records Act…
2Cases cited71 opinions
- Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2008
- M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Bennett v. SpearSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Nken v. HolderSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
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