APPG v. U.S. DEPT. OF DEFENSE

No. 13-5176.

754 F.3d 1047 (2014)

ALL PARTY PARLIAMENTARY GROUP ON EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION, et al., Appellants v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 17, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dominic F. Perella argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Audrey E. Moog , Jonathan L. Abram , and Mary H. Wimberly.

Charles W. Scarborough , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Stuart F. Delery , Assistant Attorney General, Ronald Machen , U.S. Attorney, and Matthew Collette , Attorney.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.


TATEL, Circuit Judge:

Under the Freedom of Information Act, although generally any legal entity may request records from federal agencies, U.S. intelligence agencies are prohibited from releasing records to foreign government entities or to their "representatives." In this case, a member of the British House of Commons, an informal British parliamentary caucus, and an American lawyer representing both all filed FOIA requests seeking various records from the CIA and...

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