Legal Opinion
Church of Scientology v. United States Department of Justice
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 8, 1979No. 76-2506PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Senior Circuit Judge.
Church of Scientology of California (“CSC”) appeals the district court’s upholding of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (“DEA”)1 decision not to disclose cer*419tain documents sought by CSC under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552. The main issue on appeal is the scope of the term “confidential source” as used in the 7(D) exemption of the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(7)(D).2
I. FACTS
On May 2, 1974, CSC requested that the DEA make available for copying and inspection all records and information in its possession regarding the activities of “The…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Tennessee Valley Authority v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Department of the Air Force v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by61 opinions
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- Lame, Anthony v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
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- Sherrie Pressley, AKA Sherrie Teague v. Capital Credit & Collection Service, Inc., an Oregon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. William C. ScrimgeourCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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