Legal Opinion

Les Aspin, William B. Broydrick v. Department of Defense, Melvin R. Laird, Secretary of Defense

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided November 26, 1973No. 72-2147PublishedCited by 90 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TAMM, Circuit Judge:

Honorable Les Aspin 1 appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, granting appellees’ motion for summary judgment in a suit brought pursuant to § 552 of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(3) (1970) 2 Appellant Aspin asks that appellee release a document entitled “Department of the Army Review of the Preliminary Investigations into the My Lai Incident.” This document is commonly known as the “Peers Commission Report” because it was written by Lieutenant General William R. Peers, U.S.A. We will follow this practice…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Robert G. Vaughn v. Bernard Rosen, Executive Director, United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  2. Environmental Protection Agency v. MinkSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Bristol-Myers Company v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
  4. Harold Weisberg v. U.S. Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  5. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,463 Frank Frankel v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972

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3Cited by90 opinions

  1. National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. National Labor Relations Board v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Federal Bureau of Investigation v. AbramsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. John Doe Agency v. John Doe Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Pratt v. WebsterCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982

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