Legal Opinion

Morley v. Central Intelligence Agency

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided June 18, 2013No. 12-5032PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed PER CURIAM.

Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH.

2Per curiam

Jefferson Morley submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the CIA for records related to CIA officer George E. Joannides. Morley believed the records might shed light on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy because Joannides had served as the CIA case officer “in charge of’ a Cuban group whose officers had contact with Lee Harvey Os*690wald in the months before the assassination. After not obtaining documents from the CIA, Morley filed a FOIA suit and as a result subsequently received…

3Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Davy v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2008
  2. Morley v. United States Central Intelligence AgencyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011

4Cited by34 opinions

  1. Morley v. Cent. Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
  2. Morley v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2016
  3. Electronic Privacy Information Center v. United States Department of Homeland SecurityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013
  4. Dorsen v. United States Securities & Exchange CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2014
  5. Electronic Privacy Informationa Center v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2014

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