Legal Opinion
Leopold v. Cent. Intelligence Agency
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 29, 2019No. Civil Action No.: 17-2176 (RC)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, United States District Judge *18I. INTRODUCTION
In this case under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552, plaintiffs Buzzfeed and Buzzfeed reporter Jason Leopold (together, "Buzzfeed") seek to obtain records of the Central Intelligence Agency ("CIA") relating to an alleged covert CIA program to arm Syrian rebels. Buzzfeed also seeks CIA records referencing a tweet by President Donald J. Trump that allegedly revealed the existence of the program. The CIA has now moved for summary judgment, arguing that it has properly refused to disclose the existence or…
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