Legal Opinion

Tax Analysts v. United States Department of Justice

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided April 29, 1988No. 86-5625PublishedCited by 85 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge WALD.

WALD, Chief Judge:

In this appeal we decide whether the Department of Justice (the Department) has any duty under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA or Act), 5 U.S.C. § 552(a), to make available certain opinions and orders of United States District Courts that are regularly kept in its case files. Tax Analysts, a reporter and publisher of decisions and other news affecting federal . tax law, seeks access to district court decisions located in the Department’s Tax Division case files.

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2Cases cited30 opinions

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  3. Kissinger v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Susan D. Goland and Patricia B. Skidmore v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by85 opinions

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