Topic: accorded a presumption of good faith. · Go Syfert
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4 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 67 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from David Carney v. United States Department of Justice.

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1 David Carney v. United States Department of Justice Anchor
ca2 · 1994
green “accorded a presumption of good faith.” 25
2 Wilner v. National Security Agency
ca2 · 2009
green “the agency asserting the exemption bears the burden of proof, and all doubts as to the applicability of the exemption must be resolved in favor of disclosure.” 17
3 Wilner v. National Security Agency
ca2 · 2009
green “summary judgment is warranted on the basis of agency affidavits when the affidavits describe the justifications for nondisclosure with reasonably specific detail, demonstrate that the information withheld logically falls within the claimed exemption, and are not controverted by …” 14
4 Wilner v. National Security Agency
ca2 · 2009
green “ultimately, an agency's justification for invoking a foia exemption is sufficient if it appears logical or plausible.” 11

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