Legal Opinion
New York Times Company v. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 29, 1988No. 87-5244PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROBINSON.
Dissenting Opinion filed by Circuit Judge DOUGLAS H. GINSBURG.
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:
The question confronting us is whether a tape of voice communications aboard space shuttle Challenger during its final ill-fated flight is subject to mandatory public disclosure pursuant to the Freedom of Informa*603tion Act (FOIA).1 The District Court rejected a claim of statutory exemption and ordered release of the tape. We affirm.
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On January 28,1986, Challenger self-destructed seventy-three seconds after liftoff, and all seven…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Department of the Air Force v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States Department of State v. Washington Post Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- The Washington Post Company v. United States Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Julius G. Getman v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Smith Simpson v. Cyrus R. Vance, Secretary of StateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by15 opinions
- New York Times Company v. National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
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- Air Line Pilots Association, International v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc., Transport Workers Union of America, Afl-Cio v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc., International Association of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers, Afl-Cio v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc., Texas Air Corporation in Re Eastern Air Lines, IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- Hall v. Central Intelligence AgencyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017
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