“A federal judge granted in part a cross-motion for summary judgment in a long-running case involving the Yale Law School Veterans Legal Services Clinic (VLSC) on behalf of two clients seeking the disclosure of records documenting toxic conditions at the Karshi-Khanabad (K2) airbase in Uzbekistan.

The clinic has represented the Stronghold Freedom Foundation (SFF) and the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center (CVLC) since 2021. It first filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Defense (DOD) in 2023 seeking the disclosure of records documenting toxic conditions at the base through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request…

The yearslong lawsuit is part of a larger commitment to advocate on behalf of veterans, said Connecticut Veterans Legal Center executive director Alison Weir, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel.

‘The bare minimum we owe our service members and veterans who return from deployment is the truth. Connecticut Veterans Legal Center is extremely proud to be a part of this lawsuit, and we will continue to fight to ensure no veteran is forgotten,’ Weir said.”

This excerpt is extracted from an article by the Yale Law School. You can read the full article here.