Electronic Frontier Foundation v. United States Department of Justice

Decided November 30, 2011. Reggie B. Walton wrote the opinion for the court.

826 F. Supp. 2d 157 · Cited 62 times

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• Center for International Environmental Law v. Office of the United States Trade Representative · 237 F. Supp. 2d 17
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• Department of the Interior v. Klamath Water Users Protective Ass'n · 532 U.S. 1
• National Archives & Records Administration v. Favish · 541 U.S. 157
• Bigwood v. United States Agency for International Development · 484 F. Supp. 2d 68
• Carter, Fullerton & Hayes LLC v. Federal Trade Commission · 520 F. Supp. 2d 134
• Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics v. National Archives & Records Administration · 715 F. Supp. 2d 134
• Electronic Privacy Information Center v. Department of Justice · 511 F. Supp. 2d 56

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