The Washington Post Company v. United States Department of State

685 F.2d 698

222 U.S.App.D.C. 248, 8 Media L. Rep. 2206

The WASHINGTON POST COMPANY, Appellant,

v.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, et al., Appellees.

No. 80-2469.

United States Court of Appeals,

District of Columbia Circuit.

Argued Sept. 17, 1981.

Decided Aug. 13, 1982.

Opinion on Denial of Rehearing En Banc Dec. 28, 1982.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of columbia.

Robert C. Post, Washington, D. C., with whom John B. Kuhns and David E. Kendall, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Nathan Dodell, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Charles F.…