Legal Opinion
Eddie David Cox v. United States Department of Justice
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1978No. 77-1392PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Eddie David Cox brought this action against the Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), an agency within the Department of Justice, to obtain disclosure of information he had requested under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1976). The district court ordered partial disclosure but denied further relief. Cox appeals. We affirm in part and remand for further proceedings.
I. The Freedom of Information Act.
Congress enacted the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for the express purpose of increasing disclosure of government records.…
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