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CaseNo: AVDOJ143193, CourtName: MISC 3, Plaintiff: ACLU, State: DC Washington D.C., UniqueCaseRef: LCD>AVDOJ143193, Request, Foia, Act, Publications, Government, Doj, Patriot Act, Fbi, Disclose, Expedite, Surveillance, Response, United States, Privacy, American, Civil Liberties, Freedom, Authorities, First Amendment, Providers, Rights, Widespread, Jurisdiction, Materials, Libraries, United States Citizens , ContentID: 120253834

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1   COMPLAINT
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1 . COMPLAINT

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
PLAINTIFFS
FOIA
ACT
PUBLICATIONS
GOVERNMENT
DEFENDANT
DOJ
PATRIOT ACT
FBI
DISCLOSE
EXPEDITE
SURVEILLANCE
RESPONSE
UNITED STATES
PRIVACY
AMERICAN
CIVIL LIBERTIES
FREEDOM
AUTHORITIES
COURT
FIRST AMENDMENT
PROVIDERS
RIGHTS
WIDESPREAD
JURISDICTION
MEMBERS
MATERIALS
LIBRARIES
UNITED STATES CITIZENS
                     UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                     FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004,

     and

ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER
1718 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 200
Washington, DC 20009,

     and

AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS FOUNDATION FOR FREE
     EXPRESSION
139 Fulton Street., Suite 302
New York, NY 10038,

     and
                                            Civil Action
FREEDOM TO READ FOUNDATION
50 East Huron Street,
Chicago, IL 60611,

                  Plaintiffs,

     v.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20530,

                  Defendant.


                   COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF

     1. This is an action under the Freedom of Information Act

("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552, for injunctive and other appropriate

relief, and seeking the immediate processing and release of

agency records requested by plaintiffs from defendant Department


of Justice ("DOJ") and DOJ's component, Federal Bureau of
SNIPPETS:
  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
  • AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS FOUNDATION FOR FREE
  • This is an action under the Freedom of Information Act
  • agency records requested by plaintiffs from defendant Department
  • Plaintiffs' FOIA request seeks the release of records
  • Act ("Patriot Act" or "Act"), Pub. L. No. 107-56, 115 Stat.
  • constitutionally protected rights.
  • The government granted that request by letter dated September 3.
  • This Court has both subject matter jurisdiction over
  • organization publishes newsletters, news briefings, right-to-know handbooks, and other
  • Plaintiff Electronic Privacy Information Center
  • to booksellers, other members of the book industry, politicians,
  • and makes other publications available to the
  • to foster libraries as institutions fulfilling
  • the promise of the First Amendment for every citizen;
  • of the Executive Branch of the United States Government.
  • DOJ is
  • including permanent residents and United States citizens.
  • Surveillance Act, 50 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq., to allow
  • an entity from which the FBI obtains tangible things
  • Widespread Public Concern about Government's
  • use of authorities under the Act.
  • The DOJ provided a partial response on July 26.
  • bookstores, and internet service providers.
  • expedite the processing of plaintiffs' FOIA request.
  • Disclose the Records Sought
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