Legal Opinion
Burka v. United States Department of Health & Human Services
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 2, 1996No. 95-5058PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.
WALD, Circuit Judge:
Between December, 1991 and August, 1992, appellant Robert Burka filed several Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA” or “Act”) requests with the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS” or “agency”) seeking information related to smoking behavior. The agency disclosed some of the documents Burka sought, but withheld data from a comprehensive study of how community-based interventions affect smoking habits. Burka then filed suit in federal court challenging the agency’s decision to withhold the research material. On remand…
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