Legal Opinion
J. Gary Shaw v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 5, 1984No. 84-5084PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SCALIA.
SCALIA, Circuit Judge:
This case involves a challenge to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s refusal to disclose, in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1982) (“FOIA”), ten photographs it had obtained from a non-federal law enforcement agency. The FBI justified the withholding under FOIA Exemption 7(D), 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(7)(D). The case raises issues of the meaning in Exemption 7(D) of the phrase “confidential information furnished only by [a] confidential source”; the showing that must be made to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Pratt v. WebsterCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
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- Harold Weisberg v. U.S. Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by61 opinions
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- Mark A. Hopkinson v. Duane Shillinger, and the Attorney General of the State of WyomingCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Eric Davin v. United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of InvestigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
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