1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 670 F.2d
  5. 670 F.2d 1051 (1981)
 

CROOKER v. BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO & FIREARMS

No. 80-1278.

670 F.2d 1051 (1981)

Michael Alan CROOKER, Appellant, v. BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO & FIREARMS, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 8, 1981.

As Amended December 16, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine A. Meyer, with whom David C. Vladeck and Alan B. Morrison, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellant.

Michael Kimmel, Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom Thomas S. Martin, Acting 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. John A. Terry, Michael W. Farrell and Barry M. Tapp, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D.C., also entered appearance for appellees.

Victor H. Kramer and Douglas L. Parker, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for amicus curiae, Jordan and Wasserstrom urging affirmance.

Before ROBINSON, Chief Judge, and WRIGHT, TAMM, MacKINNON, ROBB, WILKEY, WALD, MIKVA, EDWARDS and GINSBURG, Circuit Judges.

                           TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                   Page

  I.  BACKGROUND ...............................................   1053

 II.  EXEMPTION 2 AND ITS LEGISLATIVE HISTORY ...................  1055

      A. The Structure of FOIA ..................................  1055
      B. The Language and Legislative History of Exemption 2 ....  1056

         1. FOIA in the Senate ......................

                    
                    
                    

                        

                            

                                
                            

                            

                                

                                    
    
                                        
  1. 
                                        
  2. 
                                        
  3. 
                                    

                                

                                

                                    
Let's get started

                                

                                

                                    

                                    Leagle.com
                                    

                                    Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting 
                                    

                                        Sign on now to see your case. 
                                        

                                        Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.
                                        

                                        
    
                                            
  • Updated daily.
    • 
                                            
  • Uncompromising quality.
    • 
                                            
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.
    •

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases