Legal Opinion
Talbot v. U.S. Dep't of State
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 16, 2018No. Case No. 17-cv-588 (CRC)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge
Investigative journalist David Talbot is convinced that the Central Intelligence Agency had a hand in the assassination of President Kennedy. Seeking proof, Talbot filed Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") requests with the CIA and State Department for the passport and travel *216records of two deceased CIA agents who Talbot suspects were aware of the agency's involvement. When the agencies' responses disappointed him, Talbot sued to challenge the adequacy of their searches and the legitimacy of their withholdings.
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