Legal Opinion
New York Times Co. v. National Aeronautics & Space Administration
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 12, 1991No. Civ. A. 86-2860PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
NORMA HOLLOWAY JOHNSON, District Judge.
This Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) case is before the Court for the second time, on remand from the Court of Appeals. On December 7, 1990, the Court of Appeals reversed this Court’s earlier decision granting summary judgment in plaintiff’s favor and held that a voice recording of the Challenger astronauts is a “similar file” for purposes of FOIA Exemption 6. This Court must now balance the relevant privacy interests in non-disclosure against the public interest in disclosure to determine whether the tape should be released.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- National Association of Retired Federal Employees v. Constance Horner, Director, Office of Personnel ManagementCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
- Julius G. Getman v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- New York Times Company v. National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
- Al Louis Ripskis v. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Reid v. Pierce CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1998
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- Hertzberg v. VenemanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2003
- American Civil Liberties Union v. Department of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
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