Legal Opinion

Arthur B. Keys, Jr. v. United States Department of Justice

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided October 2, 1987No. 18-1003PublishedCited by 224 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Appellant brought this action under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(B) (1982), seeking release of Federal Bureau of Investigation files relating to Louis Adamic. The District Court granted summary judgment to the government. Appellant challenges the FBI’s reliance on exemptions for “personal privacy” and “confidential sources” (exemptions 7(C) and 7(D), 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(7)(C), (D) (1982), as amended by Pub.L. No. 99-570, § 1802(a) (Oct. 27, 1986)), and the adequacy of the Vaughn index submitted in support of the FBI’s motion for summary…

2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Robert G. Vaughn v. Bernard Rosen, Executive Director, United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  2. Military Audit Project, Felice D. Cohen, Morton H. Halperin v. William Casey, Director of Central IntelligenceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
  3. Susan D. Goland and Patricia B. Skidmore v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
  4. Harold Weisberg v. U.S. Department of Justice, (Two Cases). Harold Weisberg v. U.S. Department of Justice. (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
  5. Federal Bureau of Investigation v. AbramsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by224 opinions

  1. Safecard Services, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
  2. The Nation Magazine, Washington Bureau, and Max Holland v. United States Customs ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
  3. Campbell v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
  4. Marc Truitt v. Department of StateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
  5. Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Food & Drug AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006

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