Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
563 F.3d 992 · 2009
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Appellate journey
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1350 (Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991) · 5 U.S.C. § 552 (Freedom of Information Act)
Relies on Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · Scheuer v. Rhodes · Singleton v. Wulff · United States v. Nixon · Upjohn Company v. United States
Most-quoted passages
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“Reynolds makes clear that “classified” cannot be equated with “secret” within the meaning of the doctrine. If the simple fact that information is classified were enough to bring evidence containing that information within the scope of the privilege, then the entire state secrets inquiry — from determining which matters are secret to which disclosures pose a threat to national security— would fall exclusively to the Executive Branch, in plain contravention of the Supreme Court’s admonition that “judicial control over the evidence in a case cannot be abdicated to the caprice of executive officers” without “lead[ing] to intolerable abuses.” 11”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent“We review de novo the interpretation and application of the state secrets privilege ....'' (emphasis added)). But see Trulock v. Lee, 66 Fed.Appx. 472 , 475 (4th Cir.2003) (”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.