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Court opinions issued Feb. 2, 2022

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

Am. Civil Liberties Union v. CIA (2nd Cir.) -- reversing district court’s decision requiring disclosure of certain information contained in a draft summary of CIA’s former detention and interrogation program and holding that such information was protected under Exemption 1.

Am. Civil Liberties Union v. CIA (D.D.C) -- concluding that agency properly relied on Exemptions 1, 3, 5, and 6 to withhold records concerning nomination of Gina Haspel to serve as CIA’s Director.

Summaries of all published opinions issued since April 2015 are available here.