EPIC v. Department of Justice
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EPIC v. Department of Justice was a 2007 case in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
between the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) involving the Department of Justice refusing to comply with rules laid out in the Freedom of Information Act when EPIC requested documents pertaining to George W. Bush's
authorization of NSA warrantless surveillance.
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia is a federal district court. Appeals from the District are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit The United States District Court for the District of Columbia (in case citations, D.D.C.) is a...
between the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
Electronic Privacy Information Center
Electronic Privacy Information Center is a public interest research group in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional values in the information age...
and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) involving the Department of Justice refusing to comply with rules laid out in the Freedom of Information Act when EPIC requested documents pertaining to George W. Bush's
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
authorization of NSA warrantless surveillance.