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James Madison Project Sues CIA Over Document Release

19-cv-00609 D.D.C.
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Case Summary

The James Madison Project, a non-profit organization, has requested an extension of time to file a response in their lawsuit against the CIA. The lawsuit, filed in 2019, seeks the release of classified documents. The extension is likely due to the complexity of the case and the need for additional time to review the CIA's response.

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Key Issues

  • Agency action and administrative review
  • Federal jurisdiction and procedural posture
  • Claims pleaded in the complaint and early case posture
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D.D.C.

District of Columbia · D.C. Circuit · DC

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1:19-cv-00609 JAMES MADISON PROJECT et al v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY et al

Other · Apr 29, 2026

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What the record shows

This case is tied to District of Columbia, a federal district court in DC.

The newest docket activity we have is a other dated April 29, 2026.

The visible party/entity graph currently includes CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, 1:19-cv-00609 JAMES MADISON PROJECT.

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The Story So Far

Updated 6 hours, 54 minutes ago

James Madison Project Sues CIA Over Document Release is an active civil matter in District of Columbia under docket 19-cv-00609.

The dispute currently identifies 1:19-cv-00609 JAMES MADISON PROJECT on one side and CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY on the other. The case is currently organized around Agency action and administrative review, Federal jurisdiction and procedural posture, Claims pleaded in the complaint and early case posture.

The available docket gives enough signal to track the case, but not enough to overstate the merits. This page will become more useful as filings, orders, hearings, and party appearances add detail.

On April 29, 2026, the docket recorded a other: The James Madison Project, a non-profit organization, has requested an extension of time to file a response in their lawsuit against the CIA. The lawsuit, filed in 2019, seeks the release of classified documents. The extension is likely due to the complexity.

The next thing to watch is whether the latest other produces a substantive order, a scheduling change, a settlement signal, or a filing that clarifies the parties' positions.

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District of Columbia (D.D.C.) is a federal district court in the D.C. Circuit, DC.

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Other April 29, 2026

1:19-cv-00609 JAMES MADISON PROJECT et al v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY et al

The James Madison Project, a non-profit organization, has requested an extension of time to file a response in their lawsuit against the CIA. The lawsuit, filed in 2019, seeks the release of classified documents. The extension is likely due to the complexity of the case and the need for additional time to review the CIA's response.

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