ACLU v. Department of Defense - Legal Documents

Initiating Documents
> First ACLU FOIA request (10/7/2003)
> DOD letter refusing expedited processing of first FOIA request (10/30/2003)
> Second ACLU FOIA request (5/25/2004)
> DOD letter denying expedited processing of second FOIA request (6/21/2004)
> Amended Complaint (7/6/2004)
> ACLU memo in support of motion for preliminary injunction (7/6/2004)
    - Declaration of Lawrence Lustberg
> District court order with respect to processing of FOIA requests (8/17/2004)
> District court opinion and order with respect to processing of FOIA requests (9/15/2004)
> ACLU v. CIA, et al. - Complaint for Injunctive Relief (6/11/2009)

Documents Relating to Abuse Photographs
> ACLU memo in support of first motion for partial summary judgment (1/13/2005)
> District court opinion and order denying application by CIA for stay of FOIA obligations (2/2/2005)
> CIA / DOD brief in opposition to ACLU first motion for partial summary judgment and in support of cross-motion (3/30/2005)
    - Declaration of Geoffrey S. Corn
    - Declaration of Edward Cummings
    - Declaration of Charles A. Allen
    - Declaration of Diane Beaver
    - Declaration of Stewart Aly
    - Declaration of Marilyn A. Dorn
> ACLU reply in support of first motion for partial summary judgment and opposition to CIA / DOD cross-motion (4/28/2005)
    - Declaration of Marco Sassoli
    - Declaration of Scott Horton
> CIA / DOD reply in support of cross-motion (5/19/2005)
    - Third Declaration of Stewart Aly
    - Second Declaration of Michael Seidel
> District court order granting ACLU first motion for partial summary judgment and ordering release of abuse photographs (6/1/2005)
> DOD supplemental brief in opposition to first ACLU motion for partial summary judgment (7/22/2005)
    - Declaration of General Richard B. Myers (redacted)
    - Declaration of Ronald Schlicher (redacted)
    - Declaration of Philip J. McGuire (redacted)
> ACLU supplemental brief in support of first motion for partial summary judgment (8/3/2005)
    - Declaration of Michael Pheneger
> ACLU motion to vacate protective order (8/3/2005)
    - amicus brief of Reporters' Committee for Freedom of the Press (8/3/2005)
> DOD reply in further opposition to first ACLU motion for partial summary judgment (8/10/2005)
    - supplemental declaration of General Richard B. Myers
> ACLU reply in further support of first motion for partial summary judgment (8/12/2005)
    - Declaration of Khaled Fahmy
    - Second Amended Declaration of General Richard B. Myers (filed 08/29/05)
    - Declaration of Ronald Schlicher (filed 08/29/05)
> District court opinion ordering release of abuse photographs and rejecting CIA's "Glomar" exemption with respect to one document (9/29/2005)
> District court order denying DOD motion for reconsideration of 09/29/05 order (11/2/2005)
> District court order denying DOD relief from of 09/29/05 order (12/19/2005)
> DOD appeal brief concerning abuse photographs (6/9/2006)
> District court supplemental order requiring release of abuse photographs (6/21/2006)
> ACLU appeal brief concerning abuse photographs (9/7/2006)
    - amicus brief of National Security Archive (9/14/2006)
    - amicus brief of Reporters' Committee for Freedom of the Press (9/13/2006)
    - photo appendix of Reporters' Committee brief (9/13/2006)
    - amicus brief of New York City Bar Association (9/14/2006)
    - amicus brief of Professors of Law of Armed Conflict (9/14/2006)
> Second Circuit decision affirming order requiring DOD to release abuse photographs (9/22/2008)
> Second Circuit order denying DOD's petition for rehearing en banc (3/9/2009)
> Government's Letter to Second Circuit Regarding Anticipated Release of Torture Photos (4/23/2009)
> Government's Letter to District Court Reversing Position on Torture Photos (5/13/2009)
> Government's Motion to Recall the Mandate (5/28/2009)
> Opposition to Motion to Recall the Mandate (6/1/2009)
> ACLU Letter to DOD Re: Information Regarding Prisoner Abuse Images (6/2/2009)
> Second Circuit Order Recalling Mandate Re Photos (6/10/2009)

Documents Relating to CIA Contempt
> ACLU motion to hold CIA in contempt for destruction of interrogation tapes (12/12/2007)
> ACLU supplemental brief in support of contempt motion (12/19/2007)
> CIA opposition to ACLU contempt motion (1/10/2008)
    - Declaration of Peter Skinner
    - Declaration of Constance Rea
    - Declaration of Amrit Singh
> District court order deferring consideration of ACLU contempt motion (9/16/2008)
> District court order deferring consideration of ACLU contempt motion (1/6/2009)
> CIA letter to district court acknowledging that CIA personnel destroyed 92 interrogation videotapes (3/6/2009)
    - Videotape inventory
    - Description of tapes
> CIA letter to district court regarding documents relating to destroyed tapes (3/20/2009)
> District court order requiring CIA to submit "workplan" for production of documents relating to destruction of videotapes (3/27/2009)
> CIA Letter to Judge Hellerstein Regarding Workplan for ACLU Contempt Motion (4/9/2009)
> ACLU Response to CIA Workplan (4/10/2009)
> Government's Letter to District Court Regarding Index of Records Related to CIA Destruction of Video Tapes (5/1/2009)
> CIA's Letter to District Court Accompanying Vaughn Index (5/1/2009)
> Vaughn Index Regarding Abu Zubaydah Interrogation (Part 1) (5/1/2009)
> Vaughn Index Regarding Abu Zubaydah Interrogation (Part 2) (5/1/2009)
> Government and ACLU's Letter to District Court Regarding Proposed Production Schedule (5/5/2009)
> District Court Order Declining Request to Postpone Production (5/7/2009)
> Government Letter to District Court Regarding List of Contemporaneous and Derivative Records (5/18/2009)
    - List of Contemporaneous and Derivative Records (5/18/2009)
> Government Letter to District Court Regarding April 20, 2009 Order (5/18/2009)
> Declaration of Leon E. Panetta (6/8/2009)
     - Declaration of Leon E. Panetta – Index 1 (6/8/2009)
     - Declaration of Leon E. Panetta – Index 2 (6/8/2009)
> Government's Letter To District Court Seeking Extension Of Time To File Brief (7/1/2009)

Documents Relating to the Bradbury Memos
> ACLU's motion for a preliminary injunction compelling the OLC to process the Bradbury memoranda (10/29/2007)
> Government's opposition to the motion for a preliminary injunction (11/5/2007)
> ACLU's reply in support of its motion for a preliminary injunction (11/8/2007)
> Court's Order denying the government's request for reconsideration (10/29/2008)
> Declaration of Steven G. Bradbury in support of the government's claim that the Bradbury memoranda are exempt from disclosure (11/7/2008)
> District court order requiring DOJ to process March 2005 Bradbury memos (8/28/2008)
> ACLU's motion for partial summary judgment arguing for the release of the Bradbury memoranda (12/12/2008)
> Government's Letter to District Court Requesting Extension (3/16/2009)
> Government's request for an extension to respond "because the memoranda are being reviewed for possible release" (3/19/2009)
> ACLU's Letter to the Government Requesting Reconsideration of Position on Memoranda (3/26/2009)
> Government's letter to Judge Hellerstein requesting extension (4/2/2009)
> Government's letter to the ACLU re redactions in the Bradbury/Bybee memos (4/21/2009)

Documents Relating to CIA OIG Report.
> ACLU Letter to Hellerstein Opposing CIA IG Report Extension (7/2/2009)
> Government Letter to Judge Hellerstein Regarding CIA OIG Special Review Report Extention to August 31 (7/2/2009)
> Letter from CIA to ACLU re: CIA IG Report (6/19/2009)
> Government Letter to Judge Hellerstein Requesting Extension (6/26/2009)
> ACLU Letter To District Court Re: Government's Failure To Comply With Scheduling Order (7/1/2009)

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