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Freedom of the Press Foundation v. U.S. Department of Justice

4:15-cv-03503 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: July 30, 2015

Closed Date: March 13, 2017

On July 30, 2015, the Freedom of the Press Foundation (a non-profit organization focusing on First Amendment press rights) sued the U.S. Department of Justice in the Northern District of California seeking injunctive relief under the Freedom of Information Act. Plaintiff sought the expedited processing and release of records from the FBI concerning the procedures by which the Bureau issues National Security Letters ("NSLs") and exigent letters to investigate members of the press. Plaintiff beli…
NATIONAL SECURITY
ACLU v. Central Intelligence Agency

1:10-cv-00436 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Filed Date: Jan. 3, 2010

Case Ongoing

On January 3, 2010, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the government seeking disclosure of documents related to the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) use of predator drones for the purpose of targeted killings of individuals, including a United States citizen. The Departments of Defense, Justice, and State provided some records but the CIA denied the request in a "Glomar" response, which declines either to confirm or deny the existence of …
NATIONAL SECURITY
Leopold v. U.S. Department of Justice

1:19-cv-01278 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 2, 2019

Case Ongoing

On May 2, 2019, Buzzfeed News and one of its reporters filed a complaint under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI. The complaint stated that the plaintiffs had filed an initial FOIA request with the DOJ on March 21, 2019 seeking the following information on an expedited timeline:Copies of any and all records, which includes but is not limited to FBI 302s, emails, memos, letters, c…
NATIONAL SECURITY
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Justice

1:18-cv-01854 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Filed Date: Aug. 7, 2018

Case Ongoing

This case is related to the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse's coverage of the Carter Page Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants. For more information on litigation to disclose the warrants that inspired this case, please see this link. For a summary of the warrants and information on ongoing efforts by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) to protect the confidential information in them, see this link.The FISA requires the government to obtain a warrant from t…
NATIONAL SECURITY
James Madison Project v. U.S. Department of Justice

1:17-cv-00597 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 4, 2017

Closed Date: Oct. 31, 2020

This case is part of the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse's coverage of the Carter Page Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants. For more information on litigation to disclose the warrants that inspired this case, please see this link. For a summary of the warrants and information on ongoing efforts by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) to protect the confidential information in them, see this link.The FISA requires the government to obtain a warrant from the …
NATIONAL SECURITY
Page v. U.S. Department of Justice

1:19-cv-03149 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Filed Date: Oct. 21, 2019

Closed Date: Sept. 11, 2020

This case is related to the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse's coverage of the Carter Page Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants. For more information on litigation to disclose the warrants that inspired this case, please see this link. For a summary of the warrants and information on ongoing efforts by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) to protect the confidential information in them, see this link. The FISA requires the government to obtain a warrant from…
NATIONAL SECURITY
The New York Times Company v. United States Department of Justice

1:16-cv-07020 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Sept. 8, 2016

Closed Date: Oct. 26, 2017

On September 7, 2016, the New York Times and one of its reporters specializing in national security issues filed a complaint under 5 U.S.C. § 552 (the Freedom of Information Act) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The complaint alleged that the reporter properly filed Freedom of Information (FOIA) requests with the DOJ for three documents related to counterterrorism issues, that the DOJ had not provided the requested do…
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NAACP v. Department of Commerce

3:17-cv-01682 | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Filed Date: Oct. 5, 2017

On October 5, 2017, the NAACP together with its Boston and Connecticut branches filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut against the U.S. Department of Commerce (the parent agency of the U.S. Census Bureau) to compel prompt compliance with its request for documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552. Plaintiffs sought expeditious disclosure of the Bureau’s plans for digitization, reaching “hard-to-count” populations, hiring practices…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
NAACP v. DOJ

1:18-cv-09363 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Oct. 12, 2018

Case Ongoing

This is a case about a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request concerning the Department of Justice's role in requesting to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. On December 12, 2018, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund filed this lawsuit in the Southern District of New York. The plaintiff sued the Department of Justice (DOJ) under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. § 552, et seq.). Prior to the litigation, the plaintiff had sent a FOIA request seeking records to which the DOJ had not…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Arab American Institute v. Office of Management and Budget

1:18-cv-00871 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 13, 2018

Case Ongoing

On April 13, 2018, the Arab American Institute (“AAI”) sued the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. AAI alleged that OMB violated FOIA by failing to disclose requested records pertaining to OMB’s decision not to include a combined race and ethnicity question or a Middle Eastern or North African (MENA) category on the 2020 Census. AAI asked the court to declare that OMB vio…