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Elec. Frontier Found. v. Dep't of Justice

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided April 17, 2019No. 17-cv-1039 (DLF)PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DABNEY L. FRIEDRICH, United States District Judge

During a criminal prosecution, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) disclosed that computer repair technicians at a Best Buy facility in Kentucky had served as confidential informants. After this revelation, *7Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking records about the FBI's use of cooperating computer technicians. The FBI responded to EFF's FOIA request by refusing to confirm or deny the existence of most of the requested records, withholding in full some records, and processing and…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Robert G. Vaughn v. Bernard Rosen, Executive Director, United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  2. Safecard Services, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
  3. Mead Data Central, Inc. v. United States Department of the Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
  4. National Archives & Records Administration v. FavishSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  5. Harold Weisberg v. U.S. Department of Justice, (Two Cases). Harold Weisberg v. U.S. Department of Justice. (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by16 opinions

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