Legal Opinion

In Re Department of Justice, Barbara Ann Crancer v. United States Department of Justice

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 5, 1993No. 91-2080, 91-2164PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

In In re Department of Justice, 950 F.2d 530 (8th Cir.1991) (Crancer I), a panel of this court upheld the district court’s order requiring the government to provide a Vaughn1 index after the government had invoked Exemption 7(A) of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(7)(A) (1988). We granted the government’s suggestion for rehearing en banc and vacated the panel’s decision. We now issue a writ of mandamus, vacate the challenged order, and remand the case to the district court for further proceedings.

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In 1987, Barbara Ann Crancer filed a Freedom of…

2Cases cited19 opinions

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  2. United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Robert G. Vaughn v. Bernard Rosen, Executive Director, United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
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  5. Federal Bureau of Investigation v. AbramsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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