Legal Opinion
Berman v. Central Intelligence Agency
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 4, 2007No. 05-16820PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Circuit Judge:
For nearly half a century, the CIA has each day sent the President a highly classified summary of the most important and timely intelligence relating to this country’s national defense and foreign policy priorities. We must decide in this case whether two of these reports — known as the President’s Daily Brief (PDB) — from the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson are exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552. We hold that the CIA has provided ample justification that the disclosure of the two PDBs would reveal protected…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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