Legal Opinion
Tennessean Newspapers, Inc. v. Federal Housing Administration
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 4, 1972No. 71-1676PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.
This case presents the first instance in which this court has had to deal with the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S. C. § 552 (1970).
The Committee Report in the House of Representatives sheds this light on the old act and on the background of the legislation we construe:
“Section 3 of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 1002), though titled ‘Public Information’ and clearly intended for that purpose, has been used as an authority for withholding, rather than disclosing, information. Such a 180° turn was easy to accomplish given the broad language of 5 U.S.C.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Virginian Railway Co. v. System Federation No. 40Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Gary A. Soucie v. Edward E. David, Jr., Director, Office of Science and TechnologyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- General Services Administration v. Henry BensonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Robert L. Ackerly v. Herbert L. Ley, JrCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by61 opinions
- National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Sidney M. Wolfe v. Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- Michael T. Rose v. Department of the Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Harry E. Hoover v. The United States Department of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- A. Kenneth Hawkes v. Internal Revenue ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
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