Legal Opinion
The Washington Post Company v. United States Department of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 24, 1982No. 80-2572PublishedCited by 263 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALD, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, by the Washington Post Company (“Post”) for information concerning possible conflicts of interest of scientific consultants employed by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The Post seeks to compel disclosure, for each consultant, of (1) a list of his non-federal employment and (2) a list of organizations in which the consultant has financial interests related to his consulting duties. The government claims that the information is exempt from disclosure under Exemptions 4 and 6 to…
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