Legal Opinion
American Federation of Government Employees, Local 2782, Edward v. Hanlon, and Ruth A. Sanders Hanlon v. U.S. Department of Commerce
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 13, 1990No. 86-5390PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge D.H. GINSBURG.
D.H. GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from an attempt by Local 2782 of the American Federation of Government Employees to obtain access, under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, to records documenting the promotion practices of the Census Bureau, a unit of the Department of Commerce. The Department denied its request for these documents, and the Union brought suit in district court. When the court had entered summary judgment for the Department, AFGE v. United States Dep’t of Commerce, 632 F.Supp. 1272…
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