CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY et al. v. SIMS et al. (1985)
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| CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY et al. v. SIMS et al. |
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| Term: 1984 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: December 4, 1984 |
| Decided: April 16, 1985 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall |
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY et al. v. SIMS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 16, 1985. The case was argued before the court on December 4, 1984.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Privacy - Freedom of Information Act and related federal or state statutes or regulations
- Petitioner: Central Intelligence Agency
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Public interest organization
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 471 U.S. 159
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Warren Burger
These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.
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