Gordon

ORDER

In this Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) action plaintiffs seek records regarding “no fly” and other transportation watch lists, as well as agency records concerning plaintiffs Rebecca Gordon and Janet Adams. Now pending are the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. In light of the nature of the government’s claimed exemptions, the Court directed the government to produce copies of all withheld records for the Court’s review.

LEGAL STANDARD

“FOIA entitles private citizens to access government records.” Minier v. Central Intelligence Agency, 88 F.3d 796, 800 (9th Cir.1996). “The Supreme Court has interpreted the disclosure provisions broadly, noting that the act was animated by a ‘philosophy of full agency disclosure.’ ” Lion Raisins v. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 354 F.3d 1072, 1079 (9th Cir.2004) (quoting John Doe Agency v. John Doe Corp., 493 U.S. 146, 152 , 110 S.Ct. 471 , 107 L.Ed.2d 462 (1989)). FOIA contains nine exemptions, however, which a government agency may invoke to protect certain documents from public disclosure. See id. (citing 5 U.S.C. § 552 (b)). “Unlike the disclosure provisions of FOIA, its statutory exemptions ‘must be narrowly construed.’ ”…