Legal Opinion
Diamond v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 5, 1981No. 79 Civ. 3770 (RLC)PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.
This is an action pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (“Act” or “FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1976), and the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a (1976), to compel disclosure of materials in possession of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) and the United States Department of State. The plaintiff, Sigmund Diamond, a professor of Sociology and History at Columbia University, has been seeking documents relating to government surveillance of academicians, including himself, during the McCarthy era. Prior to commencing this suit Diamond had obtained, by…
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