Legal Opinion
Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control v. United States Department of Commerce
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 31, 2003No. 01-5356PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
ROGERS, Circuit Judge:
The principal question on appeal is whether Exemption 3 of the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(3) (2000), permits the Department of Commerce to withhold from public disclosure information contained in export license applications. This determination requires the court to address the nature of the reference in FOIA Exemption 3 to statutes allowing documents to be withheld. Under the Export Administration Act, 50 U.S.C. app. §§ 2401-20 (2000), which…
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