Legal Opinion
American Civil Liberties Union v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 23, 2013No. 19-1147PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SMITH, Circuit Judge.,
This appeal concerns the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (“FBI”) response to appellant American Civil Liberties Union’s (“ACLU”) request for information under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (2009). The ACLU claims that the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (“District Court”) erred in allowing the FBI to withhold 284 pages of responsive material pursuant to certain exemptions under the FOIA. The ACLU also challenges the in camera procedure employed by the District Court for determining whether the FBI’s reliance…
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