Legal Opinion
Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 11, 2008No. 07-5406PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
In this Freedom of Information Act case, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a nonprofit organization and government watchdog, seeks disclosure of Secret Service visitor logs revealing whether nine specified individuals entered the White House Complex or the Vice President’s Residence at any time “from January 1, 2001, to the present.” Instead of invoking any FOIA exemption, the government moved for summary judgment, arguing that even though the Secret Service is an “agency” for FOIA purposes, the…
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