Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics v. U.S. Department of Justice

Decided March 16, 2009. Emmet G. Sullivan wrote the opinion for the court.

602 F. Supp. 2d 121 · Cited 61 times

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• Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance v. U.S. Bureau of Land Management · 402 F. Supp. 2d 82
• Project on Military Procurement v. Department of the Navy · 710 F. Supp. 362
• Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States Department of Energy · 310 F. Supp. 2d 271
• Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc. v. United States Department of Health & Human Services · 577 F. Supp. 2d 221
• Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States Department of Justice · 122 F. Supp. 2d 13
• Votehemp, Inc. v. Drug Enforcement Administration · 237 F. Supp. 2d 55
• Center for Biological Diversity v. Office of Management & Budget · 546 F. Supp. 2d 722

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