SHAPIRO v. U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE

No. 17-5122.

893 F.3d 796 (2018)

Ryan Noah SHAPIRO, Appellant v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 26, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Light argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Jane M. Lyons , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With her on the brief were Jessie K. Liu , U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Before: Rogers and Tatel, Circuit Judges, and Sentelle, Senior Circuit Judge.


Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552, appellant-plaintiff Ryan Shapiro sought records from the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") relating to a deceased Internet activist. Following a search, the FBI released twenty-one responsive pages but redacted portions pursuant to exemptions...

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