Legal Opinion

National Parks and Conservation Association v. Thomas S. Kleppe, Secretary, U. S. Department of the Interior

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided November 15, 1976No. 76-1044PublishedCited by 139 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TAMM, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises out of a suit under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1975 Supp.) (FOIA) brought by appellant National Parks and Conservation Association 1 to enjoin various governmental defendants from withholding financial records filed by certain national park concessioners with the National Park Service (NPS). 2 The district court initially granted the government’s motion for summary judgment, holding that the information requested fell within the Act’s fourth exemption. 3 National Parks and Conservation Association v. Morton, 351 F.Supp. 404…

2Cases cited17 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. National Parks and Conservation Association v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary, Department of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
  4. Vaughn v. RosenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
  5. Rural Housing Alliance v. United States Department of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by139 opinions

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  2. Multi Ag Media LLC v. Department of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2008
  3. The Washington Post Company v. United States Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
  4. Public Citizen Health Research Group v. Food and Drug AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
  5. Public Citizen Health Research Group v. Food & Drug AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1999

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