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CIA v. SIMS

No. 83-1075.

471 U.S. 159 (1985)

105 S.Ct. 1881

85 L.Ed.2d 173

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ET AL. v. SIMS ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 16, 1985

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Acting Assistant Attorney General Willard argued the cause for petitioners in No. 83-1075 and respondents in No. 83-1249. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Lee, Deputy Solicitor General Geller, David A. Strauss, Robert E. Kopp, Leonard Schaitman, and Stanley Sporkin.

Paul Alan Levy argued the cause for respondents in No. 83-1075 and petitioners in No. 83-1249. With him on the briefs were Alan B. Morrison and David C. Vladeck.

CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.

In No. 83-1075, we granted certiorari to decide whether § 102(d)(3) of the National Security Act of 1947, as incorporated in Exemption 3 of the Freedom of Information Act, exempts from disclosure only those sources of intelligence information to which the Central Intelligence Agency had to guarantee confidentiality in order to obtain the information. In No. 83-1249, the cross-petition, we granted certiorari...

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