James Madison Project v. Department of Justice

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________________________ ) JAMES MADISON PROJECT, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No. 17-cv-00597 (APM) ) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ) JUSTICE, ) ) Defendant. ) _________________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER I. On March 6, 2017, Plaintiffs The James Madison Project and Brad Heath submitted a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request to Defendant Department of Justice for, among other things, orders by or applications to the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court…