Legal Opinion
City of Chicago v. United States Department of Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 25, 2002No. 01-2167PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
The City of Chicago (City) brought an action under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, against the United States Department of Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), seeking certain records maintained by ATF regarding the multiple sales of handguns and the tracing of firearms involved in crimes. Both parties moved for summary judgment on the issue of whether certain FOIA exemptions protected some of the requested data from disclosure. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the City and held that none of the FOIA…
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