Legal Opinion
Talbot v. U.S. Dep't of State
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 7, 2018No. Case No. 17–cv–0588 (CRC)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
4. The CIA's withholdings
Finally, Talbot challenges the CIA's withholdings. The CIA asserted withholdings, some in part and some in full, under three FOIA exemptions: Exemption 1 (for classified information), Exemption 3 (for records exempt from disclosure by statute), and Exemption 6 (for personal information). The Court concludes that the CIA's withholdings were proper.
a. Exemption 3
The CIA withheld several documents in part or in full under Exemption 3, which applies to records exempted from release under FOIA by another statute, see 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(3). The CIA bases its withholdings on…
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