Legal Opinion

Maine v. United States Department of the Interior

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided July 30, 2002No. 01-1234PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AMENDED OPINION

ROSENN, Senior Circuit Judge.

This appeal raises recurring questions in litigation with agencies of the United *63States arising out of the tension between the substantive provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA or the Act), 5 U.S.C. § 552, and the application of the attorney-client and work-product privileges. In January 2000, the State of Maine (Maine) submitted a series of FOIA requests to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, a component of the Department of Interior (DOI), and the National Maritime Fisheries, a component of the Department of Commerce…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Robert G. Vaughn v. Bernard Rosen, Executive Director, United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  4. Coastal States Gas Corporation v. Department of EnergyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  5. U.S. Bancorp Mortgage Co. v. Bonner Mall PartnershipSupreme Court of the United States · 1994

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3Cited by33 opinions

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  4. Commissioner of Revenue v. Comcast Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
  5. In re Grand Jury SubpoenaDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2004

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