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← 607 F. Supp. 2d 109 - James Madison Project v. Central Intelligence Agency

607 F. Supp. 2d 109 - James Madison Project v. Central Intelligence Agency’s Empirical Analysis

2009

Citation profile

9
cited by 9 later decisions
August 2018
most recently cited

7 district ·

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Applies 50 U.S.C. § 403 (§ 102 of the National Security Act of 1947) · 50 U.S.C. § 403G (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act) · 5 U.S.C. § 552 (Freedom of Information Act)

Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. · Hickman v. Taylor · National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

Most-quoted passages

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  1. “[ (1) ] describe the documents and the justifications for nondisclosure with reasonably specific detail, [ (2) ] demonstrate that the information withheld logically falls within the claimed exemption, and [ (3) ] are not controverted by either contrary evidence in the record nor by evidence of agency bad faith.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
  2. “specifically exempted from disclosure by statute ... [if] that statute (A) (i) requires that the matters be withheld from the public in such a manner as to leave no discretion on the issue; or (ii) establishes particular criteria for withholding or refers to particular types of matters to be withheld.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority

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