Legal Opinion
Maryann Paisley v. Central Intelligence Agency
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 22, 1983No. 82-1799PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge J. SKELLY WRIGHT.
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
In this action arising under the Freedom: of Information Act (FOIA or Act), 1 appellant Maryann Paisley seeks information from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) concerning the 1978 shooting death of her husband, a former CIA official. These agencies refuse to release 58 documents that are responsive to appellant’s request, on grounds that the documents constitute congressional records not subject to FOIA 2 or, alternatively, that they are protected…
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