Legal Opinion
Morley v. Central Intelligence Agency
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 7, 2007No. 06-5382PublishedCited by 707 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
ROGERS, Circuit Judge:
Journalist Jefferson Morley appeals the grant of summary judgment to the Central Intelligence Agency (“CIA”) on his request under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) for documents pertaining to George Joannides, a deceased CIA officer. Athough the CIA disclosed some records, it withheld others pursuant to various FOIA exemptions. On appeal, Morley contends that the CIA did not conduct an adequate search or provide an adequate Vaughn index and that it failed to meet its burden to justify withholding documents under…
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