Legal Opinion
Board of Trade of the City of Chicago v. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 13, 1980No. 78-1089PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:
This case is the aftermath of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s refusal to divulge to the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago the identities of “trade sources” who have supplied information to the Commission concerning the Board’s plywood futures contract. The Commission argues that its release of all materials in its possession, but with identifying details deleted, is in full compliance with the disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act, 1 assertedly because these excisions are permitted by Exemptions 4 2 and 6 3 of the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Gary A. Soucie v. Edward E. David, Jr., Director, Office of Science and TechnologyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Rural Housing Alliance v. United States Department of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- Julius G. Getman v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by75 opinions
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- Fund for Constitutional Government v. National Archives and Records ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- The Washington Post Company v. United States Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
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