Legal Opinion
Military Audit Project, Felice D. Cohen, Morton H. Halperin v. William Casey, Director of Central Intelligence
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 4, 1981No. 80-1110PublishedCited by 1,289 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKEY.
WILKEY, Circuit Judge:
This case arises out of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA or “the Act”) request partially rejected by the government for reasons of national security. It is now before this court for the third time, already having commanded the attention of three district judges and outlasted three Directors of Central Intelligence. The appellants seek access to a wide variety of documents classified “Secret” regarding the Glomar Explorer project, ostensibly undertaken by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for the purpose of raising…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Robert G. Vaughn v. Bernard Rosen, Executive Director, United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Susan D. Goland and Patricia B. Skidmore v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Lesar v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Vaughn v. RosenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Hayden v. National Security Agency/Central Security ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
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