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Minear v. CIA

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U.S. Court of Appeals - 72641-1-DVD - Minear v. CIA - Professor Cole was interviewed on the procedure of a U.S. Appeals Court and on the background of Minier v. Central Intelligence Agency. Then the oral argument of the case before the three-judge panel was shown. Minier v. CIA is a Freedom of Information case in which Mr. Minier tried to get information from the CIA as to whether a Mr. Capeheart was a CIA agent. Judge Minier said that Mr. Capeheart claimed that he was, as an agent, involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and he was appealing the CIA's refusal of his request for information. The case was argued on May 13, 1996, before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. Professor Cole was interviewed in Washington, D.C., later in the month. Filmed by C-SPAN. Non-commercial use only. For more information, see http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/72641-1

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U.S. Court of Appeals

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uscourts.gov;public.resource.org

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