Legal Opinion
Chrysler Corp. v. Brown
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 18, 1979No. 77-922PublishedCited by 1,362 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rehnquist
The expanding range of federal regulatory activity and growth in the Government sector of the economy have increased federal agencies’ demands for information about the activities of private individuals and corporations. These developments have paralleled a related concern about secrecy in Government and abuse of power. The Freedom of Information Act (hereinafter FOIA) was a response to this concern, but it has also had a largely unforeseen tendency to exacerbate the uneasiness of those who comply with governmental demands for information. For under the FOIA third parties have been able to…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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