Morton H. Halperin v. Central Intelligence Agency

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• holding that courts should give “substantial weight” to agency statements in “all national security FOIA cases, whether they arise formally under Exemption 1 or Exemption 3”
• holding that disclosure of “rates and total fees paid to attorneys is that such information could give leads to 41 information about covert activities that constitute intelligence methods”
• deferring to the agency’s opinion and holding that certain CIA affidavits provided ample evidence to show potential harm under a limited de novo review
• deferring to the agency’s opinion and holding that certain CIA affidavits provided ample evidence to show potential harm under a limited de novo review
• deferring to the agency’s opinion and holding that certain CIA affidavits provided ample evidence to show potential harm under a limited de novo review
• deferring to the agency’s opinion and holding that certain CIA affidavits provided ample evidence to show potential harm under a limited de novo review

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