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Court opinion issued Jan. 31, 2020

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Wash. v. DOJ (D.D.C) — determining that: (1) plaintiff was not required to file administrative appeal before filing lawsuit contesting agency’s denial of plaintiff’s expedition request; and (2) DOJ’s one-sentence assertion that plaintiff expedition request did not meet regulatory standard was entitled to “little deference” and “did not stand up to judicial review.”

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