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AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES v. U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE

Nos. 10-5159, 10-5167.

655 F.3d 1 (2011)

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION and American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Appellants/Cross-Appellee v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Appellee/Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 6, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine Crump argued the cause for appellants/cross-appellee. With her on the briefs were Arthur B. Spitzer and David L. Sobel.

John S. Koppel , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellee/cross-appellants. With him on the briefs were Ronald C. Machen Jr. , U.S. Attorney, and Leonard Schaitman , Attorney. R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GARLAND.

GARLAND, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiffs brought this action against the Department of Justice under the Freedom of Information Act, seeking to obtain documents relating to the government's use of cell phone location data in criminal prosecutions. The district court directed the release of certain specified documents and upheld the Department's decision to withhold others. We affirm the court's order requiring the release of the specified documents. Because there are...

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