Legal Opinion
The Founding Church of Scientology of Washington, D. C., Inc. v. National Security Agency
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 15, 1979No. 77-1975PublishedCited by 379 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by SPOTTS-WOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge.
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:
The Founding Church of Scientology of Washington, D.C., Inc., the appellant, complained in the District Court of the refusal of the National Security Agency (NSA), the appellee, to release documents requested by appellant under the Freedom of Information Act. 1 The court, relying upon an affidavit submitted by the agency, ruled that the materials solicited were protected from disclosure by joint operation of Exemption 3 of the Act 2 and Section 6 of Public Law No. 86-36, 3 and…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Robert G. Vaughn v. Bernard Rosen, Executive Director, United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Environmental Protection Agency v. MinkSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Susan D. Goland and Patricia B. Skidmore v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by379 opinions
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