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· 12/15/2008

John Doe, Inc. v. Mukasey

Citations

  • 549 F.3d 861
  • 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 25193
  • 2008 WL 5205951

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • distinguishing between former CIA employees and entities that \had no interaction with the Government until the Government imposed its nondisclosure requirement upon [them]\
  • distinguishing between former CIA employees and entities that “had no interaction with the Government until the Government imposed its nondisclosure requirement upon [them]”
  • striking down “conclusive presumption” clauses of subsections 3511(b)(2) and (b)(3), while conforming remainder of statute
  • considering a “30-day period in which the Government considers whether to seek judicial review”
  • “The fiat of a governmental official, though senior in rank and doubtless honorable in the execution of official duties, cannot displace the judicial obligation to enforce constitutional requirements.”
  • applying third Freedman procedural safeguard

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Judges: Newman, Calabresi, Sotomayor

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