On February 3, 2015, an advocacy organization for women in military service filed this lawsuit against the United States Department of Defense (“DOD”) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. The plaintiffs sued under Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552. The law requires government organizations to conduct a reasonable search or to provide the records when requested by the public; the plaintiffs argued that in violation of the FOIA, DOD did not comply to the plaintiffs’ request to gather information from the US Military Academies about the policies and practices that lead to women’s under-representation in the Academies. Represented by ACLU and ACLU of Connecticut, plaintiffs asked the district court for a declaratory relief finding that DOD has violated the FOIA, and for injunctive relief to compel a reasonable search for records and timely production of responsive records on the discrimination that women who aspire to be military officers face due to the admissions policies of the DOD and the US Military Academies.

Defendant filed a first status report reporting on their progress with the FOIA request on June 23, 2015 and a second status report on July 23, 2015. The case is ongoing as of April, 2016. (Last checked April 14, 2016).

Soojin Cha - 04/14/2016


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