Legal Opinion

McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. National Aeronautics & Space Administration

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided June 25, 1999No. 98-5251PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.

SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:

McDonnell Douglas Corporation appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the National Aero.nautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) decision to release certain contract line item prices under the Freedom of Information Act. We reverse.

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In this reverse FOIA action, McDonnell Douglas seeks to prevent NASA from releasing satellite launch pricing information contained in a contract between the two, under which the company has agreed to provide medium-light expendable launch vehicle…

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3Cited by49 opinions

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