Legal Opinion
Harold Weisberg v. U.S. Department of Justice
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 24, 1973No. 71-1026PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON REHEARING EN BANC
DANAHER, Senior Circuit Judge:
Relying upon 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(3) of the Freedom of Information Act, appellant in the district court sought to compel disclosure of certain materials 1 com*1197piled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation following the assassination of the late President Kennedy. Appellant argued that he is a professional writer who has published four books treating of the Kennedy assassination. The Department of Justice moved that the complaint be dismissed or, alternatively, for summary judgment, predicating its position upon Section 552(b)(7) of the Act which,…
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