Legal Opinion
Kissinger v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 3, 1980No. 78-1088PublishedCited by 882 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Jtjstice'Rehnqtjist
delivered.the opinion of the Court.
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) vests jurisdiction in federal district courts to enjoin an “agency from withholding agency records and to order the production of any agency records improperly withheld from the complainant.” 5 U. S. C. § 552 (a)(4)(B). We hold today that even if a. document requested under, the FOIA is wrongfully in the possession of a party not an “agency,” the . agency which received the request does not “improperly withhold” those materials by its refusal to institute a retrieval action. When an agency has…
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