Susan D. Goland and Patricia B. Skidmore v. Central Intelligence Agency

U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit · Decided 1978-05-23

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BAZELON, Circuit Judge, dissenting: I respectfully submit that the court today departs from well-established principles in this circuit in order to sustain summary judgment for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The court also adopts a restrictive definition of “agency records” that erodes the right to disclosure under the *357 Freedom of Information…

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