NEW YORK TIMES v. C.I.A.

No. 18-2112-cv August Term, 2019.

965 F.3d 109 (2020)

The NEW YORK TIMES, Matthew Rosenberg, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: July 9, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. McCraw , The New York Times Company, Legal Department, New York, NY for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Jeannette A. Vargas ( Benjamin H. Torrance , on the brief), for Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for Southern District of New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellee.

Chief Judge Katzmann dissents in a separate opinion.


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