Legal Opinion
Tax Analysts v. United States Department of Justice
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 2, 1992No. 91-5082PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge MIKVA.
MIKVA, Chief Judge:
Under the Freedom of Information Act, district courts “may” award attorney’s fees and costs to members of the public who substantially prevail in FOIA litigation against the government. 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(E). In this case, the district court denied attorney’s fees to appellant Tax Analysts which, after losing its FOIA case against the Justice Department in district court, prevailed in this Court and in the Supreme Court. Finding no abuse of discretion in the district court’s decision, we affirm.
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