Legal Opinion
American Civil Liberties Union v. Central Intelligence Agency
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 15, 2013No. 11-5320PublishedCited by 176 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge GARLAND.
GARLAND, Chief Judge:
The plaintiffs filed a Freedom of Information Act request for records held by the Central Intelligence Agency pertaining to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (“drones”) to carry out targeted killings. The Agency issued a so-called Glomar response, refusing to confirm or deny that it had any such records. The district court affirmed the Agency’s response and granted summary judgment in its favor. The question on appeal is whether the Agency’s Glomar response was justified under the circumstances of this case. We conclude…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Robert G. Vaughn v. Bernard Rosen, Executive Director, United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Military Audit Project, Felice D. Cohen, Morton H. Halperin v. William Casey, Director of Central IntelligenceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- Watts v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Wolf v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
- American Civil Liberties Union v. United States Department of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011
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3Cited by176 opinions
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- Aron Dibacco v. United States ArmyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2015
- Prison Legal News v. Charles E. Samuels, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2015
- National Security Counselors v. Central Intelligence AgencyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013
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