Legal Opinion

Talbot v. U.S. Department of State

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided June 7, 2018No. Civil Action No. 2017-0588Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DAVID TALBOT, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 17-cv-0588 (CRC) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Over a half-century after President Kennedy’s assassination, theories still abound as to who was responsible. Investigative journalist David Talbot points the finger at the Central Intelligence Agency (“CIA”). In a quest for supporting evidence, Talbot filed Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) requests with the CIA and the State Department for passport and travel records of two deceased CIA agents who Talbot suspects…

2Cases cited25 opinions

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  2. Carl Oglesby v. The United States Department of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
  3. United States Department of State v. Washington Post Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Morley v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
  5. Larson v. Department of StateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2009

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