Legal Opinion
Powell v. United States Dept. of Justice
District Court, N.D. California
Decided July 6, 1983No. C-82-0326-MHPPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PATEL, District Judge.
Plaintiff John W. Powell brought this action under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, seeking documents relating to the indictment and prosecution of himself, his wife Sylvia Powell, and his friend Julian Schuman for sedition and treason. The indictment was based solely on articles critical of the United States’ role in the Korean War and its policy towards China, written and published by the Powells and Schuman in Shanghai in the China Monthly Review from 1950-1953. The indictment was brought in 1956 and ultimately dismissed in 1961.…
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