Judge rejects Trump administration arguments for withholding boat strike justification memo

A US federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must release a Department of Justice memo that justifies the Pentagon's lethal boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific. The memo was requested to be kept secret by the administration, but Judge Paul Engelmayer rejected two out of three of their arguments, according to The Hill.

The judge's 66-page opinion requires the administration to turn over the document.

The Hill report did not provide further details on the contents of the memo or the implications of the ruling.

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