Legal Opinion

Prison Legal News v. Charles E. Samuels, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided June 5, 2015No. 13-5269PublishedCited by 148 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

RANDOLPH, Senior Circuit Judge:

The efforts of Prison Legal News (“PLN”) to obtain documents from the Federal Bureau of Prisons are chronicled in the four district court opinions preceding this appeal. See Prison Legal News v. Samuels, 954 F.Supp.2d 21 (D.D.C.2013); Prison Legal News v. Lappin, 780 F.Supp.2d 29 (D.D.C.2011); Prison Legal News v. Lappin, 603 F.Supp.2d 124 (D.D.C.2009); Prison Legal News v. Lappin, 436 F.Supp.2d 17 (D.D.C.2006). PLN publishes a legal journal devoted to news and litigation concerning detention…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Robert G. Vaughn v. Bernard Rosen, Executive Director, United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  3. Department of the Air Force v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. United States Department of State v. Washington Post Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. The Nation Magazine, Washington Bureau, and Max Holland v. United States Customs ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995

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3Cited by148 opinions

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  4. Rosenberg v. U.S. Dep't of Def.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
  5. Hunton & Williams LLP v. U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017

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