Legal Opinion
Mark Green and Corporate Accountability Research Group v. Department of Commerce
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 4, 1980No. 79-1509PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Chief Judge:
The Department of Commerce (Department) appeals from an order of the District Court in favor of plaintiff-appellee Mark Green 1 in this Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2 suit. Green seeks access to some 62,000 documents (boycott reports) submitted to the Department by United States exporters and related service organizations between January 1, 1965 and October 15, 1976. The reports concern requests by foreign nations for cooperation with boycotts against countries friendly to the United States. Pursuant to statute, 50 U.S.C. App. § 2403(c)(1) (1976), and…
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