Legal Opinion
Freedom Watch, Inc. v. National Security Agency
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 24, 2015No. 14-5174PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
On June 1, 2012, the New York Times published an article by investigative reporter David E. Sanger describing a classified government initiative to “undermine the Iranian nuclear program” through “increasingly sophisticated attacks on the computer systems that run Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facilities.” David E. Sanger, Obama Order Sped Up Wave of Cyberattacks Against Iran, N.Y. Times, June 1, 2012, at Al. Later that day, appellant Freedom Watch, a self-styled “public interest group acting on behalf of the public at…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Susan D. Goland and Patricia B. Skidmore v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Wolf v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
- Baker & Hostetler LLP v. United States Department of CommerceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
- District of Columbia, a Municipal Corporation v. Air Florida, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
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