Adams v. United States Central Intelligence Agency
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Judge Trevor N. McFadden
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Published
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- summary judgment
- State
- District of Columbia
- Circuit
- D.C. Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Outcome
The CIA prevailed on summary judgment. The court found the CIA's FOIA search was adequate and its withholdings under FOIA exemptions were properly justified, granting the CIA's motion in part and denying it in part on narrower grounds.
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