Legal Opinion
Mays v. Drug Enforcement Administration
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 26, 2000No. 99-5334PublishedCited by 175 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.
GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
André Mays was convicted of conspiring to distribute base and powder cocaine. He now invokes the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, to get from the Drug Enforcement Agency documents relating to its criminal investigation of him. The Government contends that it may withhold the information pursuant to FOIA Exemption 7(C), which protects the privacy interests of third parties, and Exemption (7)(D), which protects confidential information. We hold, under Exemption 7(D), that express and implied grants…
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