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UNITED STATES v. WASHINGTON POST COMPANY

No. 71-1478.

446 F.2d 1322 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. The WASHINGTON POST COMPANY et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 19, 1971.

As Amended June 22, 1971 and July 2, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Kevin T. Maroney, Atty., Department of Justice, with whom Messrs. Thomas A. Flannery, U. S. Atty., and Daniel J. McAuliffe, Atty., Department of Justice, were on the pleadings for appellant. Messrs. John A. Terry and Joseph M. Hannon, Asst. U. S. Attys., also entered appearances for appellant.

Mr. Roger A. Clark, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Anthony F. Essaye and William C. Potter, Jr., Washington, D. C., entered appearances, on behalf of appellees.

Before WRIGHT, ROBINSON and ROBB, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Very early this morning, we entered an order in this case summarily reversing an order of the District Court denying appellant, the Government, a temporary restraining order. We now summarize the reasons for the action we deemed necessary in the unusual circumstances with which we were confronted.

Appellees, the Washington Post Company and certain of its officers, are in possession of portions of a 47-volume "top secret" document known as the ...

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