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Penny Bevis v. Department of State Jay Peterzell v. Department of Justice

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided September 19, 1986No. 85-5892, 85-5893PublishedCited by 97 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge BUCKLEY.

BUCKLEY, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Penny Bevis and Jay Peter-zell seek release, under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), of materials in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) files relating primarily to the 1981 murder in El Salvador of two Americans working for the American Institute for Free Labor Development (“AIFLD”). These materials were accumulated in the course of an investigation conducted by the FBI at the request of the Salvadoran government.

In upholding the FBI’s refusal to release the material, the district court…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. National Labor Relations Board v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Harold Weisberg v. U.S. Department of Justice, (Two Cases). Harold Weisberg v. U.S. Department of Justice. (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
  3. Michael Meeropol, A/K/A Rosenberg v. Edwin Meese Iii, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
  4. Michael Alan Crooker v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and FirearmsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
  5. Birchel L. Carson v. U. S. Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by97 opinions

  1. Boyd v. Criminal Division of the United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
  2. Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2014
  3. Center for National Security Studies v. U.S. Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
  4. Arthur B. Keys, Jr. v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
  5. Maydak v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000

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