Legal Opinion
N.Y. Times Co. v. Cent. Intelligence Agency
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided June 29, 2018No. 1:17–cv–06354 (ALC)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDREW L. CARTER, JR., United States District Judge:
Plaintiffs, the New York Times Company and Matthew Rosenberg, bring this action challenging Defendant Central Intelligence Agency's Glomar response to Plaintiffs' request pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 ("FOIA") for any records related to an alleged covert CIA operation to arm and train Syrian rebels. The parties cross-move for summary judgment. For the reasons outlined below, Defendant's motion is GRANTED , and Plaintiffs' motion is DENIED .
BACKGROUND
On July 24, 2017, President Donald Trump, using his Twitter…
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