National Security Counselors v. Central Intelligence Agency

Decided October 17, 2012. Beryl Alaine Howell wrote the opinion for the court.

898 F. Supp. 2d 233 · Cited 130 times

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• Muttitt v. United States Central Command · 813 F. Supp. 2d 221
• Bowen v. City of New York · 476 U.S. 467
• National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 421 U.S. 132
• Golden v. Zwickler · 394 U.S. 103
• Bowen v. Michigan Academy of Family Physicians · 476 U.S. 667
• National Archives & Records Administration v. Favish · 541 U.S. 157
• Forsham v. Harris · 445 U.S. 169
• Long v. United States Department of Justice · 450 F. Supp. 2d 42
• People for the American Way Foundation v. United States Department of Justice · 451 F. Supp. 2d 6
• Hudgins v. Internal Revenue Service · 620 F. Supp. 19
• Judicial Watch, Inc. v. National Energy Policy Development Group · 219 F. Supp. 2d 20
• Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics v. United States Department of Homeland Security · 527 F. Supp. 2d 101
• Shermco Industries, Inc. v. Secretary of the United States Air Force · 452 F. Supp. 306
• Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington v. Executive Office of the President · 587 F. Supp. 2d 48
• Public Citizen v. Carlin · 2 F. Supp. 2d 1
• Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police v. Ashcroft · 185 F. Supp. 2d 9
• Buggs v. Powell · 293 F. Supp. 2d 135
• Maydak v. U.S. Department of Justice · 254 F. Supp. 2d 23
• Wolf v. Central Intelligence Agency · 569 F. Supp. 2d 1
• Feinman v. Federal Bureau of Investigation · 713 F. Supp. 2d 70
• Assassination Archives & Research Center, Inc. v. Central Intelligence Agency · 720 F. Supp. 217
• Kenney v. United States Department of Justice · 603 F. Supp. 2d 184
• Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · 858 F. Supp. 2d 51
• Three Forks Ranch Corp. v. BUREAU OF LAND MGMT., LITTLE SNAKE FIELD OFFICE · 358 F. Supp. 2d 1

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