Legal Opinion
Novak v. Central Intelligence Agency
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 4, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2023-2989Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA VIVECA NOVAK, Plaintiff, v. No. 23-cv-2989 (TSC) CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Viveca Novak filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) to learn more about her mother’s public service at the Central Intelligence Agency (“CIA”) during the Cold War. See Compl. ¶¶ 7–12, ECF No. 1. The CIA produced some responsive records but withheld many others. Plaintiff now challenges those withholdings, and both parties have moved for summary judgment. For the reasons explained below, the court…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Department of the Air Force v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Military Audit Project, Felice D. Cohen, Morton H. Halperin v. William Casey, Director of Central IntelligenceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- Morley v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
- Larson v. Department of StateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2009
- Sussman v. United States Marshals ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
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