Legal Opinion
Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. And Public Citizen's Health Research Group v. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 22, 1978No. 75-2059PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:
At the core of this litigation 1 is appellants’ challenge 2 under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 3 to the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s failure to disclose data concerning accidents attributable to the operation of television sets. When their cause was first before us, we reversed the District Court’s ruling that no case or controversy was presented. 4 That determination had been premised on the Commission’s acknowledged willingness to release the data save for a ban imposed thereon by a preliminary injunction awarded television…
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