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Institutions·Severity 3 — Serious

D.D.C.: Public Citizen v. United States Department of Justice

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC CITIZEN, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 1:26-cv-02384 (TNM) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Defendant. MEMORANDUM ORDER Public Citizen filed this action against the U.S. Department of Justice under the Freedom of Information Original document [fallback:federal_ruling_screened]

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    https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/11043136/public-citizen-v-united-states-department-of-justice/
    “UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC CITIZEN, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 1:26-cv-02384 (TNM) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Defendant. MEMORANDUM ORDER Public Citizen filed this action against the U.S. Department of Justice under the Freedom of Information Original document”

Across the aisle

Voices on this issue

Independent voices from different starting points, on the record about this kind of action. The framework grades behavior, not party — these quotes come from people who would say the same thing under any administration.

From the right

“Conservatism is supposed to be about institutions. If you are tearing the institutions down, you are not doing conservatism.”

Adam Kinzinger

Former Republican congressman from Illinois; House Jan 6 Committee member.

Kinzinger has restated this principle across multiple post-2021 appearances. Public statements (consolidated)