American Civil Liberties Union et al v. Department of Defense et al

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Case Number:

1:17-cv-03391

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Freedom of Information Act

Judge:

Paul A. Engelmayer

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  1. June 27, 2018

    CIA Can't Dodge ACLU Requests For Yemen Raid Docs

    White House statements about a deadly 2017 raid in Yemen prevent the CIA from refusing to say whether it has documents responsive to American Civil Liberties Union information requests, a New York federal judge held Wednesday, saying the comments made it clear that the agency had an interest in the mission.

  2. May 08, 2017

    ACLU Demands Docs About Trump-Ordered Yemen Raid

    The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday filed a Freedom of Information Act suit against several federal agencies, urging a New York federal court to force President Donald Trump's administration to cough up documents about a "botched" January raid in Yemen that reportedly left up to 25 civilians dead.