PORUP v. C.I.A.

No. 20-5144.

997 F.3d 1224 (2021)

Jens PORUP, Appellant v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 21, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelly B. McClanahan argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Joshua K. Handell , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Jeffrey Bossert Clark , Acting Assistant Attorney General, and H. Thomas Byron III , Attorney.

Before: Henderson and Katsas, Circuit Judges, and Edwards, Senior Circuit Judge.


In 2015, Appellant Jens Porup submitted a Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") request to Appellee Central Intelligence Agency (the "Agency" or "CIA") seeking "any [and] all documents relating to CIA use of poison for covert assassination." Compl. ¶ 17, Joint Appendix...

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