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MORLEY v. C.I.A.

No. 12-5032.

719 F.3d 689 (2013)

Jefferson MORLEY, Appellant v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 18, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Lesar argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Benton Peterson , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Ronald C. Machen Jr. , U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH.

PER CURIAM:

Jefferson Morley submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the CIA for records related to CIA officer George E. Joannides. Morley believed the records might shed light on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy because Joannides had served as the CIA case officer "in charge of" a Cuban group whose officers had contact with Lee Harvey Oswald in the months before the assassination. After not obtaining...

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