“The CIA is spectacularly terrible at responding to FOIA requests. It’s so bad it’s highly possible the perceived ineptness is deliberate. The CIA simply does not want to release documents. If it can’t find enough FOIA exemptions to throw at the requester, it gets creative.”
Tim Cushing — TechDirt (Legal Issues)
“If the CIA loses in this case, the unsavory practice of providing classified information only to sources willing to do the agency’s bidding will be dealt a setback.”
Paul Mirengoff — Powerline
“I suppose it is possible that the Government does not consider members of the press to be part of the public. I do.”
Chief Judge Colleen McMahon — Initial ruling
“A limited disclosure of information to three journalists does not constitute a disclosure to the public.”
Chief Judge Colleen McMahon — Final ruling
Chief Judge Colleen McMahon of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
February 9 2018 — The CIA claims that it can hand over classified information to some — ‘very friendly’ — journalists and still pretend the information has not been made public. In her initial ruling, Chief Judge Colleen McMahon just made it clear and simple for the Agency: “You cannot have your cake and eat it too.” UPDATE — However, in her final ruling, McMahon concluded the exact opposite. Finally, in June 2019, a federal appeals court affirmed the very dubious decision. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →
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