JFK Records Lawsuit
Latest developments in the case: On March 9, 2023 the Mary Ferrell Foundation filed its reply brief in opposition to the Justice Dept.'s Feb. 6 Motion to Dismiss. The reply recounts the language and intent of the JFK Records Act, and states in its Introduction that "If the court adopts the cramped interpretation of the Act proferred by the Defendants, Plaintiffs and the American people will have no "enforceable" or "accountable" mechanism to assure full public disclosure."
After noting that one of the 2022 releases revealed the name of the author of a memo about a secretive CIA investigation conducted in Miami in the aftermath of the assassination - only after the author's death in 2017 - the brief emphasizes the urgency of disclosure. "The remaining witnesses to this historical event are now in their 80s or 90s. With each passing year, the facts that they could add to the nation's understanding of this tragic event are gone forever."
Also filed were supporting declarations from Daniel Alcorn, Rex Bradford, Lawrence Schnapf, and William Simpich.
MFF Files Lawsuit Over JFK Records
On October 19, 2022, the Mary Ferrell Foundation, a non-profit archive with the internet's largest collection of searchable JFK records, filed a lawsuit against President Biden and the National Archives for failing to implement the 1992 JFK Records Act. These failures have resulted in confusion, gaps in the records, over-classification, and outright denial of thousands of assassination-related files, five years after the law's deadline for full disclosure.
Latest Developments in MFF v. Biden et al
- March 9, 2023: Opposition to Motion to dismiss. The Mary Ferrell Foundation files its reply in opposition to the motion to dismiss. This includes declarations from Daniel Alcorn, Rex Bradford, Lawrence Schnapf, and William Simpich.
- February 6, 2023: Motion to dismiss. The Dept. of Justice files a "motion to dismiss".
- October 19, 2022: Lawsuit filed. The Mary Ferrell Foundation files suit in US District Court over failures to implement the 1992 JFK Records Act.
For More Information
- Read the complaint in MFF v Biden et al
- Key issues in the lawsuit
- What is the Mary Ferrell Foundation?
- Who is the Foundation's attorney Bill Simpich?
- Who was Mary Ferrell?
- Learn more about the 2017-2021 releases
- Read the 1992 JFK Records Act
- Basics of the JFK assassination
See also Jeff Morley's JFK Facts substack for related information, news, and insights.
Please direct any inquiries to info@maryferrell.org.
News Stories About the Lawsuit
- Dec 8, 2022. New Documents Shed Light on CIA's Connection to Lee Harvey Oswald, by Nick Reynolds, Newsweek.
- Dec 6, 2022. JFK Assassination Investigator Has Jarring New Claim About Oswald's CIA Involvement, by Will Sommer, Daily Beast.
- Dec 6, 2022. More than 70% of voters in poll want Biden to release secret JFK assassination records, by Mac Caputo, NBC News.
- Dec 6, 2022. Another batch of JFK assassination papers may see the light of day. A well-known Minnesotan has already given them the eye, by Tim Nelson, Minnesota Public Radio.
- Nov 22, 2022. 16K JFK assassination records still held by feds; lawsuit seeks their release, ABC-7 Eyewitness News.
- Oct 20, 2022. Congressman Cohen Leads Letter Seeking Release of Remaining Kennedy Assassination Records.
- Oct 20, 2022. Biden officials sued over delayed release of JFK assassination records, by Sam Levine, The Guardian.
- Oct 19, 2022. 'What are they hiding?': Group sues Biden and National Archives over JFK assassination records, by Marc Caputo, NBC News.
- Oct 19, 2022. Biden and National Archives sued over JFK assassination records, by Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News.
- Oct 19, 2022. Is Biden blocking the JFK assassination files over hidden bombshells?, by Andrew Feinberg, the Independent.
- Oct 19, 2022. Biden, National Archives sued over unreleased JFK assassination records, by Herb Scribner, Axios.
- Oct 19, 2022. CBS Evening News: Biden Sued Over JFK Assassination Records.