Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States Department of Justice

Decided January 14, 2002. Paul L. Friedman wrote the opinion for the court.

185 F. Supp. 2d 54 · Cited 88 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States Department of Justice · 122 F. Supp. 2d 5
• Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Justice · 133 F. Supp. 2d 52
• International Trade Overseas, Inc. v. Agency for International Development · 688 F. Supp. 33
• Fitzgibbon v. Agency for Intern. Development · 724 F. Supp. 1048
• Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States Department of Justice · 122 F. Supp. 2d 13

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