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58 Admin. L. Rev. 845 (2006)
CIA v. SIMS: Mosaic Theory and Government Attitude

handle is hein.journals/admin58 and id is 853 raw text is: CIA v. SIMS: MOSAIC THEORY AND GOVERNMENT ATTITUDE CHRISTINA E. WELLS* TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ............................................................................................... 846 I. CIA v. Sims, FOIA, and Mosaic Theory ......................................... 848 A . C IA v. Sim s .............................................................................. 848 B. Mosaic Theory, Government Secrecy, FOIA, and Judicial D eference ................................................................................. 853 1I. M osaic Theory Beyond FOIA ........................................................ 856 A . The Reagan/Bush I Years ........................................................ 856 1. National Security Decision Directive 145 ......................... 856 2. The Library Awareness Program ....................................... 860 B. Post 9/11 Use of Mosaic Theory ............................................. 863 1. M osaic Theory in the Courts ............................................. 863 2. Mosaic Theory Outside of the Courts ................................ 867 a. Sensitive but Unclassified Information ........................ 867 b. USA PATRIOT Act ............................. 869 III. Im plications and Solutions ............................................................. 872 C on clu sion ................................................................................................. 879 * Enoch H. Crowder Professor of Law, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law. I am grateful to Jennifer Robbennolt, David Pozen, Jim O'Reilly, and Kent Gates for their comments on earlier versions of this Article. My thanks also go to all of the participants in the Administrative Law Discussion Forum whose lively discussion and insightful critiques dramatically improved the Article. Sarah Baron, Ben Cox, and Ted Norwood provided valuable research assistance for this Article. Finally, I am grateful for the generous financial support provided by the University of Missouri Law School Foundation.

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