Legal Opinion
The Army Times Publishing Company v. Department of the Air Force
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 6, 1993No. 91-5395PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge MIKVA.
MIKVA, Chief Judge:
Appellant submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for the results of telephone polls conducted by outside pollsters hired by the Air Force. See 5 U.S.C. § 552. Although the Air Force had released some of the poll results on its own initiative, the Air Force refused to turn over the vast majority of the information requested by appellant, claiming that release of the material would threaten its “deliberative process.” The district court agreed with the Air Force and held that the Air Force was entitled to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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