MILITARY AUDIT PROJECT v. CASEY

No. 80-1110.

656 F.2d 724 (1981)

MILITARY AUDIT PROJECT, Felice D. Cohen, Morton H. Halperin, Appellants, v. William CASEY, Director of Central Intelligence, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 4, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan S. Hoffman, Washington, D. C., with whom Robert A. Seefried, Washington, D. C., was on the brief for appellants.

Marc Richman, Atty. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., with whom Alice Daniel, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charles F. C. Ruff, U. S. Atty., and Leonard Schaitman, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., were on the brief for appellees.

Before PECK, Senior Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, MacKINNON and WILKEY, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKEY.

WILKEY, Circuit Judge:

This case arises out of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA or "the Act") request partially rejected by the government for reasons of national security. It is now before this court for the third time, already having commanded the attention of three district judges and outlasted three Directors of Central Intelligence. The appellants seek access to a wide variety of documents classified...

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