Legal Opinion

Jurewicz v. United States Department of Agriculture & Humane Society

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided February 4, 2014No. 12-5331PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the court by Circuit Judge ROGERS.

ROGERS, Circuit Judge:

In this reverse-FOIA case, dog breeders and dealers in Missouri challenge the Department of Agriculture’s decision to release information in their annual reports relating to their gross revenue and business volume. They contend the information requested by the Humane Society of the United States under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) is covered by Exemptions 4 and 6, which protect confidential commercial or financial information and personal privacy, respectively, and that the Department’s reasoning was arbitrary and…

2Cases cited22 opinions

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  2. United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Department of the Air Force v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. National Archives & Records Administration v. FavishSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  5. United States Department of State v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. ['GILMAN v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY']District Court, District of Columbia · 2014
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  3. Chiquita Brands International Inc. v. Securities & Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2015
  4. Butte County, California v. Jonodev ChaudhuriCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
  5. Electronic Privacy Information Center v. United States Department of Homeland SecurityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015

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