Protect Democracy Project, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Justice

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC., : : Plaintiff, : Civil Action No.: 20-172 (RC) : v. : Re Document Nos.: 31, 34 : U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al., : : Defendants. : MEMORANDUM OPINION DEFERRING JUDGMENT ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT I. INTRODUCTION The Protect Democracy Project, a watchdog organization, seeks a memorandum describing legal advice that government lawyers gave the President’s advisors about an airstrike against an Iranian general. To that end, the Project filed…