Shapiro v. Central Intelligence Agency’s Empirical Analysis
2016
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 798 · 50 U.S.C. § 3024 · 50 U.S.C. § 3605 · 5 U.S.C. § 552 (Freedom of Information Act)
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · Department of the Air Force v. Rose · Oglesby v. United States Department of the Army · Defenders of Wildlife v. United States Border Patrol
Most-quoted passages
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“Nelson Mandela or his three listed aliases .... Here, the subject of Shapiro's request is the entirety of each document that mentions Mandela, even if such references are fleeting and tangential. So compliance should involve virtually no guesswork: A record is responsive if and only if it contains Mandela's name (or those of his three listed aliases) or any descriptor obviously referring to him. 22 The district court in Shapiro contrasted this request with requests that seek records”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“in most of those cases, the reviewing agency's task was anything but ministerial”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“all documents mentioning Nelson Mandela,”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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