Legal Opinion
Robert Charles Beck v. Department of Justice
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 6, 1993No. 91-5292PublishedCited by 323 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge BUCKLEY.
BUCKLEY, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Robert Charles Beck invokes the Freedom of Information Act in order to secure certain records pertaining to two Drug Enforcement Administration agents. Citing Exemptions 6 and 7(C) of the Act, the Department of Justice’s Office of Professional Responsibility refused to either confirm or deny the existence of such records. Because the public interest served by the Act would not be advanced by revealing whether the Government has credible evidence that these individuals have engaged in wrongdoing, we agree…
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