Appeals Court Declines to Release Full 'Torture Report'

The D.C Circuit Court today ruled against releasing the entire contents of the so-called “Senate torture report,” which describes the Central Intelligence Agency’s controversial post-9/11 interrogation and detention program.

A three-judge panel decided unanimously to deny a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union under the Freedom of Information Act requesting release of the 6,000-plus page investigative report by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

“On the record before us, the Senate Committee’s intent to retain control of the Full Report is clear,” Judge Harry Edwards wrote on behalf of the panel. “The Full Report therefore remains a congressional document that is not subject to disclosure under FOIA.”

Hina Shamsi, the director ACLU’s National Security Project who argued the case, expressed disappointment over the court’s ruling

“This decision has the disappointing result of keeping the full truth about the CIA torture program from the American public, and we’re considering our options for appeal,” she said in a statement to ABC News.

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