Legal Opinion
New York Times Company v. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 7, 1990No. 87-5244PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge D.H. GINSBURG, in which Circuit Judges SILBERMAN, BUCKLEY, WILLIAMS, SENTELLE, and THOMAS concur.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge EDWARDS, in which Chief Judge WALD, Circuit Judges MIKVA and RUTH BADER GINSBURG, and Senior Circuit Judge ROBINSON concur.
D.H. GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
This case involves a claim under Exemption 6 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(6), by which NASA seeks to withhold a tape of voice communications aboard the brief and tragic flight of the Challenger space shuttle. The district court held…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- United States Department of State v. Washington Post Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- National Association of Retired Federal Employees v. Constance Horner, Director, Office of Personnel ManagementCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
- The Washington Post Company v. United States Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- New York Times Company v. National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by118 opinions
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