Legal Opinion
Mead Data Central, Inc. v. United States Department of the Air Force
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 28, 1977No. 75-2218PublishedCited by 1,319 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAMM, Circuit Judge:
Mead Data Central, Inc. appeals from a judgment of the United States District *248Court for the District of Columbia, 402 F.Supp. 460, holding that seven documents relating to a licensing agreement between the United States Department of the Air Force and West Publishing Co. need not be disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1970 & Supp. V 1975), because they fall within exemption five of the FOIA.1 While we agree with the district court that the attorney-client privilege and the deliberative process privilege are essential ingredients of…
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