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Lesar v. United States Department of Justice

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided July 15, 1980No. 78-2305PublishedCited by 428 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKEY.

Concurring opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge BAZELON.

WILKEY, Circuit Judge:

This case arises under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).1 Appellant requested certain reports and documents from the United States Department of Justice (Department) pertaining to the FBI’s investigation of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and its investigation of the assassination of Dr. King. The United States District Court granted summary judgment to the Department on grounds that the documents at issue were exempt from disclosure under Exemptions 1, 2, 7(C)…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Robert G. Vaughn v. Bernard Rosen, Executive Director, United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  3. Department of the Air Force v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Environmental Protection Agency v. MinkSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Susan D. Goland and Patricia B. Skidmore v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by428 opinions

  1. Safecard Services, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
  2. Military Audit Project, Felice D. Cohen, Morton H. Halperin v. William Casey, Director of Central IntelligenceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
  3. National Archives & Records Administration v. FavishSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Harold Weisberg v. U.S. Department of Justice, (Two Cases). Harold Weisberg v. U.S. Department of Justice. (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
  5. Federal Bureau of Investigation v. AbramsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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