· 5/8/2009
Larson v. Department of State
Citations
- 565 F.3d 857
- 385 U.S. App. D.C. 394
- 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 9907
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- explaining that adequacy of agency search “is measured by the reasonableness of the effort in light of the specific request’”
- finding that 18 U.S.C. § 798 is an Exemption 3 withholding statute that mandates withholding of the covered material
- noting that “section 6 of the National Security Act . . . qualifies as an Exemption 3 statute”
- noting that court need only examine whether agency’s classification decision “appears ‘logical’ or ‘plausible’” (citing Wolf v. CIA, 473 F.3d 370, 374-75 (D.C. Cir. 2007))
- finding that 18 U.S.C. § 798 is an Exemption 3 withholding statute that mandates withholding of the covered material
- finding that 18 U.S.C. § 798 is an Exemption 3 withholding statute that mandates withholding of the covered material
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Judges: Sentelle, Henderson, Kavanaugh
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