Sherry Ann Sullivan v. Central Intelligence Agency

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining that courts may \look behind statutory language\ when the legislature \blows an uncertain trumpet\
• noting that \Congress carefully carved out [these] three areas\ in recognition of the potentially \highly informative\ nature of certain operational files
• explaining ___ that courts may \look behind statutory language\ when the legislature \blows an uncertain trumpet\
• noting the power of ___ courts to \look behind statutory language\ when the legislature \blow[s] an uncertain trumpet\
• observing exception when an absurd or legally unacceptable result would otherwise obtain
• observing exception when an absurd or legally unacceptable result would otherwise obtain

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

37 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Morley v. Central Intelligence Agency
  D.C. Circuit· 2007-12-07· cited 720×
• Jay A. Pritzker v. Bob Yari
  First Circuit· 1994-12-13· cited 377×
• David D. MINIER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, Defendant-Appellee
  Ninth Circuit· 1996-07-08· cited 123×
• Inmates of Suffolk County Jail v. Rouse
  First Circuit· 1997-11-10· cited 103×
• In Re Thinking MacHines Corporation, Debtor. Thinking MacHines Corporation v. Mellon Financial Services Corporation 1
  First Circuit· 1995-10-17· cited 102×
• In Re Pharm. Industry Average Wholesale Price Lit.
  First Circuit· 2009-09-23· cited 93×
• Summit Investment and Development Corporation v. Edward G. Leroux, Jr., Summit Investment and Development Corporation v. Albert F. Curran, Sr.
  First Circuit· 1995-11-13· cited 93×
• United States v. Christopher B. Carroll
  First Circuit· 1997-02-03· cited 92×
• In re Jarvis
  First Circuit· 1995-04-28· cited 84×
• Davila-Bardales v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
  First Circuit· 1994-06-23· cited 72×
• United States v. Pedro Rivera
  First Circuit· 1997-12-02· cited 35×
• Textron Inc. v. Commissioner of IRS
  First Circuit· 2003-07-16· cited 33×
• Davila-Bardales v. INS
  First Circuit· 1994-06-23· cited 24×
• Institute for Policy Studies v. United States Central Intelligence Agency
  District of Columbia· 2012-08-14· cited 20×
• TCI Cablevision of New England v. Pier House Inn, Inc.
  D. Rhode Island· 1996-07-15· cited 15×
• Assassination Archives and Research Center v. Department of Justice
  D.C. Circuit· 1995-01-20· cited 13×
• Marrero v. Hospital Hermanos Melendez, Inc.
  D. Puerto Rico· 2003-03-20· cited 13×
• Assassination Archives & Research Center v. U.S. Department of Justice
  District of Columbia· 1993-08-10· cited 11×
• Blue Cross Blue Shield v. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
  First Circuit· 2009-09-23· cited 10×
• Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Cent. Intelligence Agency
  D.C. Circuit· 2018-04-19· cited 9×

Cites

13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1992-06-01· cited 1,837×
• Public Citizen v. United States Department of Justice
  Supreme Court· 1989-06-21· cited 992×
• FMC Corp. v. Holliday
  Supreme Court· 1990-11-27· cited 950×
• Gerald Griggs-Ryan v. Beulah Smith, Gerald Griggs-Ryan v. Richard Connelly
  First Circuit· 1990-06-08· cited 916×
• Central Intelligence Agency v. Sims
  Supreme Court· 1985-04-16· cited 503×
• Alan L. Fitzgibbon v. Central Intelligence Agency Alan L. Fitzgibbon v. Central Intelligence Agency
  D.C. Circuit· 1990-08-14· cited 423×
• Beatrice Maynard v. Central Intelligence Agency, Beatrice Maynard v. Central Intelligence Agency
  First Circuit· 1993-02-04· cited 232×
• Greenwood Trust Company v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  First Circuit· 1992-08-06· cited 190×
• Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Public Welfare v. Secretary of Agriculture
  First Circuit· 1993-03-09· cited 91×
• Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. v. Colby
  Fourth Circuit· 1975-02-07· cited 77×
• Massachusetts v. Greenwood Trust Co.
  Supreme Court· 1993-01-11· cited 65×
• United States v. Daniel F. Aversa, United States of America v. Vincent Mento, United States of America v. William J. Donovan
  First Circuit· 1993-01-13· cited 61×
• Joe Hunt v. Central Intelligence Agency
  Ninth Circuit· 1992-12-30· cited 57×