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AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES v. U.S. DEPT. OF DEFENSE

No. 09-5386.

628 F.3d 612 (2011)

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION and American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Appellants v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE and Central Intelligence Agency, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 18, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin E. Wizner argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs was Arthur B. Spitzer.

Michael P. Abate , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Ronald C. Machen , U.S. Attorney, and Douglas N. Letter , Attorney. R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge SENTELLE.

SENTELLE, Chief Judge:

Appellants, the American Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Foundation (jointly "ACLU"), submitted Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") requests to the Department of Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency ("CIA") seeking documents related to fourteen "high value" detainees held at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In response, the government released redacted versions of the requested documents, from which...

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