KEYS v. U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE

No. 86-5485.

830 F.2d 337 (1987)

Arthur B. KEYS, Jr., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 2, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl S. Nadler, with whom William B. Bonvillian, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Thomas J. McIntyre, Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., Royce C. Lamberth and R. Craig Lawrence, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellees.

Before RUTH BADER GINSBURG and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and McGOWAN, Senior Circuit Judge.


WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Appellant brought this action under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(B) (1982), seeking release of Federal Bureau of Investigation files relating to Louis Adamic. The District Court granted summary judgment to the government. Appellant challenges the FBI's reliance on exemptions for "personal privacy" and "confidential sources" (exemptions 7(C) and 7(D), 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(7)(C), (D) (1982), as amended...

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