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REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF PRESS v. F.B.I.

No. 17-5042.

877 F.3d 399 (2017)

REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF the PRESS and Associated Press, Appellants v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION and United States Department of Justice, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 15, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katie Townsend argued the cause for appellants. With her on the briefs was Bruce D. Brown , Washington, DC.

Joseph F. Busa , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was Matthew M. Collette , Attorney, Washington, DC.

Before: Tatel and Kavanaugh, Circuit Judges, and Silberman, Senior Circuit Judge.

In this Freedom of Information Act case, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the Associated Press seek information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding its use of undercover tactics involving impersonation of the media and creation of fake news. After the Bureau turned over several pertinent records...

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