No. 23-1207
Assassination Archives and Research Center, et al. v. Central Intelligence Agency
Response Waived
Tags: cia-records dc-circuit declassification executive-order executive-orders first-circuit foia-request jfk-assassination kennedy-assassination national-security
Key Terms:
Environmental Securities
Environmental Securities
Latest Conference:
2024-06-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the CIA may refuse to search and disclose its operational records
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the CIA may refuse to search and disclose its operational records that relate to the presence of a convicted Nazi assassin in the company of the owner of the Texas School Book Depository building at the time of the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963. There are conflicting decisions between the First and D.C. Circuits on this legal issue. 2. Whether the CIA may ignore executive orders which by their plain text declassify records more than 25 and 50 years of age.
Docket Entries
2024-06-24
Petition DENIED.
2024-06-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2024.
2024-05-24
Waiver of right of respondent Central Intelligence Agency to respond filed.
2024-05-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 10, 2024)
Attorneys
Assassination Archives and Research Center, Inc., et al.
Daniel S. Alcorn — Attorney at Law, Petitioner
Central Intelligence Agency
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent