KAREEM v. HASPEL

No. 19-5328.

986 F.3d 859 (2021)

Bilal Abdul KAREEM, Appellant v. Gina Cheri HASPEL, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, et al., Appellees

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 15, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tara J. Plochocki argued the cause for appellant. With her on the briefs were Eric L. Lewis and Jeffrey D. Robinson , Washington, DC.

Joseph Margulies was on the brief for amici curiae Former State and Federal Prosecutors in support of appellant.

Santha Sonenberg , Washington, DC was on the brief for amicus curiae Russian Expert Professor William Bowring in support of appellant.

Hyland Hunt and Ruthanne M. Deutsch , Washington, DC, were on the brief for amici curiae Victims and Families of Victims of State-Sponsored Violence in Northern Ireland in support of appellant.

A. Richard Ellis was on the brief for amicus curiae Professor Brenner Fissell in support of appellant.

Bradley Hinshelwood , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was H. Thomas Bryon, III , Attorney.

Before: Srinivasan, Chief Judge, Henderson and Millett, Circuit Judges.


Plaintiff Bilal Abdul Kareem is a United States citizen who works in Syria as a journalist. Because five aerial bombings allegedly occurred in Kareem's vicinity in Syria during the summer of 2016, Kareem claims that he has mistakenly been placed on a purported list of individuals the United States has determined...

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