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FOIA News: D.B. Cooper's Clip On Tie Not an Agency Record

D.B. Cooper's Clip On Tie

By Legal Profession Prof, Legal Profession Blog, Dec. 14, 2023

The United States District Court for the District of Columbia (Judge Cobb) denied a FOIA request, holding that D.B. Cooper's removed tie is not an "agency record."

Holding

For this case, however, it suffices to say that to call a clip-on necktie an “agency record” is not reasonable.

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