Cause of Action Institute v. United States Department of Justice

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) CAUSE OF ACTION INSTITUTE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 16-2226 (RBW) ) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, ) ) Defendant. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION The plaintiff, Cause of Action Institute (the “Institute”), brings this civil action against the defendant, the United States Department of Justice (the “Department”), alleging that the Department violated the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”),

5 U.S.C. § 552

(2012), by improperly withholding records responsive to its FOIA request. See Complaint…