Legal Opinion

Washington Post Company v. United States Department of Justice

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided December 16, 1988No. 88-5037PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.

MIKVA, Circuit Judge:

The Washington Post Company (“Post”) is pursuing access to a report, compiled by outside directors of Eli Lilly and Company (“Lilly”), from the Department of Justice (“Department”) under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”). The Department claims that the document is protected from disclosure under four of the Act’s exemptions, 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(3), (4), (7)(B), (7)(C) (1982 & Supp.1988). The district court granted the government summary judgment on all four grounds, and the Post appeals. We reverse the court’s…

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