def METHOD_NAME(url):
    """
    Returns the JSON content of an HTTP GET request to gitlab.com
    """
    connection = http.client.HTTPSConnection('gitlab.com')
    connection.request('GET', url=url)
    response = connection.getresponse()
    if response.code != http.HTTPStatus.OK:
        msg = "Received unsuccessful response: %s (%s)" % (response.code,
                                                           response.reason)
        raise CommunicationFailure(msg)
    return json.loads(response.read())