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Phillippi v. CIA (the 'Glomar' response)

546 F.2d 1009 (D.C. Cir. 1976)

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Established the 'Glomar response,' allowing an agency to neither confirm nor deny the existence of records where doing so would itself reveal protected information.

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546 F.2d 1009 (D.C. Cir. 1976)
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1976
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