Legal Opinion
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 15, 2017No. 17-5042PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
In this Freedom of Information Act case, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the Associated Press seek information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding its use of undercover tactics involving impersonation of the media and creation of fake news. After the Bureau turned over several pertinent records, the district court granted summary judgment in its favor. We reverse. As explained below, the Bureau has failed to demonstrate that it “conduct[ed] a search for the requested records, using methods which can be reasonably expected to produce the…
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