Legal Opinion
Oliver L. North v. Lawrence E. Walsh, in His Official Capacities as "Independent Counsel" and "Independent Counsel: Iran/contra,"
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 23, 1989No. 88-5228, 88-5322PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RUTH BADER GINSBURG.
RUTH BADER GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
Oliver North seeks to obtain, under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), various documents from the Office of Independent Counsel (OIC) concerning the OIC’s criminal investigation of North’s involvement in the Iran/Contra affair. The district court, on two OIC motions for summary judgment, denied North’s FOIA requests; that court relied on claim preclusion, issue preclusion, and FOIA exemption 7(A), which excepts from FOIA’s disclosure requirements records or information compiled for law…
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