WASHINGTON POST CO. v. U. S. DEPT. OF HEALTH, ETC.

No. 80-2572.

690 F.2d 252 (1982)

The WASHINGTON POST COMPANY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 24, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Boisfeuillet Jones, Jr., with whom Carol D. Weisman, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

John C. Martin, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Charles F. C. Ruff, U. S. Atty. at the time the brief was filed, and Royce C. Lamberth, Kenneth M. Raisler, and Michael J. Ryan, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellees.

Before ROBINSON, Chief Judge, TAMM and WALD, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge TAMM.

WALD, Circuit Judge:

This appeal involves a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, by the Washington Post Company ("Post") for information concerning possible conflicts of interest of scientific consultants employed by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The Post seeks to compel disclosure, for each consultant, of ...

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