ACLU sues FBI over black activist surveillance records

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Center for Media Justice filed a lawsuit against the FBI on Thursday, alleging that the bureau is “improperly withholding” records on surveillance of black activists.

The groups previously submitted a Freedom of Information Act request for details about a 2017 FBI report on “Black Identity Extremists,” but are now saying the FBI refused to search for some of the information they requested and only gave them documents that were “heavily redacted.” “The information disclosed is heavily redacted and incomplete, suggesting that the FBI continues to improperly withhold responsive information,” the organizations argued in court.

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