Overview

• U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson granted summary judgment to the Justice Department and FBI, finding Strzok failed to show a First Amendment violation.
• The court made no determination about whether termination was the appropriate disciplinary sanction for his conduct.
• The full opinion remains under seal until September 30, with the judge indicating it will be unsealed unless the parties object.
• Jackson rejected Strzok’s claim that a prior disciplinary agreement should have prevented his firing.
• Strzok can appeal to the D.C. Circuit, and his separate privacy claims were previously settled for $1.2 million for him and $800,000 for Lisa Page.