SHAPIRO v. U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE

No. 18-5123.

944 F.3d 940 (2019)

Ryan Noah SHAPIRO, Appellant v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 20, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Light argued the cause and filed the briefs for plaintiff-appellant.

Brian J. Field , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Jessie K. Liu , U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Before: Garland, Chief Judge, Griffith, Circuit Judge, and Williams, Senior Circuit Judge.


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