FOIA requests on targeted-drone attacks denied by White House; FAC has filed suit for DOJ legal memorandum
FAC
June 21, 2012
The White House rejected FOIA requests from The New York Times and the American Civil Liberties Union for documents regarding the legal justifications for the alleged U.S. government killing of U.S. citizens and others associated with al-Qaida and other terrorist groups, CBS News reported today. The First Amendment Coalition has filed a separate suit in federal district court in San Francisco for access to a Justice Department legal memorandum on the subject of targeted killings.