MDR requesters who disagree with an Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP) decision have no further recourse and cannot pursue federal court litigation.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent authoritative sources, including CIA's own FOIA guidance and the National Security Archive's FOIA guide, both explicitly stating no judicial review is available for MDR/ISCAP decisions. [tier=gold indep_score=0.95 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Using FOIA to Access Intelligence Community Records (seed:conspiracy_and_investigation)
- https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/nsa/foia/foia_guide/foia_guide_chapter4.pdf (corroboration)
- https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/print/724301 (corroboration)
- https://sgp.fas.org/advisory/iscap/iscap0398.html (corroboration)