Legal Opinion
Cable News Network, Inc. v. Fed. Bureau of Investigation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 23, 2018No. Civil Action Nos. 17–1167; 17–1175; 17–1189; 17–1212; 17–1830 (JEB)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge
These five consolidated cases pertain to Freedom of Information Act requests by assorted media and non-profit organizations, mainly seeking any memoranda prepared by former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey about his conversations with President Donald Trump. On February 2, 2018, this Court granted a partial Motion for Summary Judgment in favor of Defendants FBI and Department of Justice, holding that the Government was not required to disclose the Memos. See Cable News Network, Inc. v. FBI, 293 F.Supp.3d 59, 2018 WL 692921…
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