Legal Opinion
N.Y. Times Co. v. U.S. Dep't of Justice
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 20, 2017No. Case No. 17–cv–00087 (CRC)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge
New York Times national security reporter Charlie Savage filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Office of Legal Counsel of the U.S. Department of Justice seeking disclosure of a classified 1984 memorandum to the Attorney General from the then-Assistant Attorney General for OLC, Theodore Olson. The memorandum purportedly discusses the constitutionality of certain electronic surveillance activities contemplated by the National Security Agency. After the Department withheld the requested memo and an associated cover letter based on…
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