Legal Opinion
United States Department of Justice v. Julian
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 16, 1988No. 86-1357PublishedCited by 353 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rehnquist
Respondents in this case are prison inmates who sued under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U. S. C. § 552, for disclosure of their presentence investigation reports. These reports are prepared by a probation officer for use by the district court at sentencing; they contain background information about a defendant and the circumstances of his offense. After sentencing, the reports are typically transmitted to the Bureau of Prisons and then to the Parole Commission for eventual use in determining whether a prisoner should be released on parole. The courts below ordered petitioners —…
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