Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Decided February 25, 2009. Richard J. Leon wrote the opinion for the court.

598 F. Supp. 2d 93 · Cited 52 times

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• National Archives & Records Administration v. Favish · 541 U.S. 157
• Long v. United States Department of Justice · 450 F. Supp. 2d 42

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• Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. U.S. Department of Justice · 840 F. Supp. 2d 226
• Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security · 736 F. Supp. 2d 202
• Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Department of State · 650 F. Supp. 2d 28
• Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Department of State
• Hunton & Williams LLP v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · 248 F. Supp. 3d 220
• 100reporters LLC v. United States Department of Justice · 248 F. Supp. 3d 115
• Pinson v. U.S. Department of Justice · 236 F. Supp. 3d 338
• Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 · 213 F. Supp. 3d 1
• Pinson v. United States Department of Justice · 245 F. Supp. 3d 225
• Parker v. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement · 238 F. Supp. 3d 89
• Adionser v. Department of Justice · 811 F. Supp. 2d 284
• Skurow v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security · 892 F. Supp. 2d 319
• Pinson v. U.S. Department of Justice · 177 F. Supp. 3d 56
• Bayala v. United States Department of Homeland Security · 264 F. Supp. 3d 165
• Pinson v. U.S. Department of Justice · 189 F. Supp. 3d 137
• Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. U.S. Department of Justice · 978 F. Supp. 2d 1
• Hodge v. Federal Bureau of Investigation · 764 F. Supp. 2d 134
• Performance Coal Company v. US Department of Labor · 847 F. Supp. 2d 6
• White v. Department of Justice · 952 F. Supp. 2d 213
• Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. Office of Science and Technology Policy · 881 F. Supp. 2d 8
• Santana v. Department of Justice · 828 F. Supp. 2d 204
• Pinson v. U.S. Department of Justice · 199 F. Supp. 3d 203
• Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. U.S. Department of Justice · 870 F. Supp. 2d 70
• White v. Department of Justice · 893 F. Supp. 2d 24

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