Legal Opinion
United States Department of Justice v. Tax Analysts
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 23, 1989No. 88-782PublishedCited by 804 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
The question presented is whether the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA or Act), 5 U. S. C. § 552 (1982 ed. and Supp. V), requires the United States Department of Justice (Department) to make available copies of district court decisions that it receives in the course of litigating tax cases on behalf of the Federal Government. We hold that it does.
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The Department’s Tax Division represents the Federal Government in nearly all civil tax cases in the district courts, the courts of appeals, and the Claims Court. Because it represents a party in litigation, the Tax Division receives copies of…
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