Judge Orders CIA To Pay $400,000 In Legal Fees To FOIA Requester It Jerked Around For More Than A Decade

The CIA has been fighting to keep POW/MIA records out of Roger Hall's hands for over a decade. With that FOIA battle finally over, the CIA is now fighting to keep its money out of Roger Hall's hands. Judge Royce Lambert's order sounds a little exasperated with this vexatious defendant. 

First, the CIA admits Hall (and Studies Solutions Results) have mostly won. But it then goes on to claim it shouldn't be required to follow this provision of the Freedom of Information Act — that "substantially prevailing" plaintiffs are entitled to legal fees.  Continue>>>

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