Legal Opinion
Dow Jones & Company, Inc. v. Department of Justice
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 8, 1990No. 89-5353PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.
Concurring Opinion filed by Circuit Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.
SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:
Dow Jones & Company, Inc. appeals from the judgment of the district court denying it access under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, to redacted portions of a letter sent by the Justice Department to the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (the “House Ethics Committee”). The letter summarized the results of a Justice Department probe into possible criminal wrongdoing by Fernand J. St Germain, who at the time was a member…
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