PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT v. NATIONAL SEC. AGENCY

No. 20-5131.

10 F.4th 879 (2021)

PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC., Appellant v. NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 24, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Abate argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Benjamin L. Berwick .

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

Before: Pillard and Walker, Circuit Judges, and Randolph, Senior Circuit Judge.


The Protect Democracy Project challenges the National Security Agency's decision to withhold one record from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. The record at issue is a memorandum the NSA Deputy Director wrote in 2017, memorializing what was said on a phone call he...

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