Legal Opinion
Church of Scientology v. United States Department of the Army
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 7, 1979No. Nos. 78-1168, 78-1169PublishedCited by 284 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Church of Scientology of California (“the Church”) appeals in these cases, consolidated on appeal for oral argument and disposition, from judgments of the district court pertaining to certain documents requested of the defendants under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552. The judgments upheld the actions of the defendants in releasing certain documents with details excised, and their refusal to release three documents in any form. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
I. JURISDICTION
The district court took jurisdiction pursuant to 5…
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