Legal Opinion
Center for Constitutional Rights v. Central Intelligence Agency
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 2, 2014No. 13-3684-cvPublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Center for Constitutional Rights (“CCR”) seeks disclosure, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), principally by the Department of Defense (“DoD”) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI” and, jointly with the DoD, the “government”) of certain videos and photographs of a high-profile Guantanamo Bay detainee, Mohammed al-Qahtani, who is believed to be the so-called “20th hijacker” in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.
We hold that the government has met its burden of establishing that these images are…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Abington School Dist. v. SchemppSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- American Civil Liberties Union v. United States Department of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011
- Panhandle Oil Co. v. Mississippi Ex Rel. KnoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Nathan Gardels v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Ellen L. Ray and William H. Schaap v. Stansfield Turner, Director Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
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