Legal Opinion
Leopold v. Central Intelligence Agency
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 30, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2022-0453Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JASON LEOPOLD, et al., Plaintiffs, v. No. 22-cv-453 (DLF) CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Jason Leopold and his now-former employer, Buzzfeed Inc. (Buzzfeed), bring this action against the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, et seq. See Compl., Dkt. 1. Leopold and Buzzfeed claim that the CIA violated FOIA by withholding information pertaining to the CIA Inspector General’s investigations into sustained or alleged misconduct from 2020 and 2021. Before…
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