Legal Opinion
Gilbert R. Schmerler v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 30, 1990No. 89-5029PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (the “FBI”) appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia requiring it to disclose the names of three sources at Columbia University who gave character and background information in the FBI predecessor Bureau of Investigation’s (the “Bureau”) investigation of a 1931 murder. This case presents only one issue: whether exemption 7(D) of the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(7)(D), exempts from disclosure the names of these…
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- Lesar v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Arthur B. Keys, Jr. v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Daniel Nix v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
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