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

No. 18-5017.

913 F.3d 1106 (2019)

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 January 25, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lauren M. Burke argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant. Paul J. Orfanedes , Washington, DC, entered an appearance.

Samantha L. Chaifetz , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With her on the brief was Mark B. Stern , Attorney.

Before: Rogers and Srinivasan, Circuit Judges, and Ginsburg, Senior Circuit Judge.


Judicial Watch unsuccessfully requested, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), release of five memoranda that memorialized advice to the President and his top national security advisers when the President was considering whether to order a military strike on Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan. On appeal...

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