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JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. U.S. DEPT. OF DEFENSE

No. 12-5137.

715 F.3d 937 (2013)

JUDICIAL WATCH, INC., Appellant v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE and Central Intelligence Agency, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 21, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Bekesha argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant. Paul J. Orfanedes and James F. Peterson entered appearances.

Robert M. Loeb , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Stuart Delery , Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Ronald C. Machen Jr. , U.S. Attorney, and Matthew Collette , Attorney.

Opinion for the Court filed PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM:

Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking disclosure by the Central Intelligence Agency of 52 post-mortem images of Osama bin Laden. The agency refused on the ground that the images were classified Top Secret. Judicial Watch sued, and the district court granted summary judgment for the agency. We affirm because the images were properly classified and hence are exempt from disclosure under the Act.

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