Legal Opinion
Boening v. Central Intelligence Agency
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 30, 2008No. Civ. 07-430(EGS)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
EMMET G. SULLIVAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff Franz Boening brings this suit against the Central Intelligence Agency (“CIA” or “Agency”), alleging that the CIA violated the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act, (“APA”), 5 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., by denying him permission to publish, as written, a Memorandum Plaintiff authored. The CIA contends that Plaintiff is barred from publishing the Memorandum, known as the “M Complaint,” because it contains classified information. The CIA moves to dismiss Plaintiffs APA claims and moves for…
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