Open Society Justice Initiative v. Department of Defense

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ---------------------------------------------------------------------- X : OPEN SOCIETY JUSTICE INITIATIVE, : : Plaintiff, : : 20-CV-5096 (JMF) -v- : : OPINION AND ORDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE et al., : : Defendants. : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------- X JESSE M. FURMAN, United States District Judge: At issue in this case under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, is the proper balance between the American public’s right to know what its Government is doing and the Government’s…