WASHINGTON POST CO. v. U.S. DEPT. OF STATE

No. 84-5604.

840 F.2d 26 (1988)

The WASHINGTON POST COMPANY v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, et al., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 5, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Al J. Daniel, Jr., Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom Richard K. Willard, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., and Leonard Schaitman, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellants. Bruce G. Forrest, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for appellants.

Paul Mogin, with whom David E. Kendall, Kevin T. Baine and Lon S. Babby, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before ROBINSON, EDWARDS and BORK, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROBINSON.

Dissenting Opinion filed by Circuit Judge BORK.

SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:

This appeal summons us to examine this case a second time. Again at issue is an order of the District Court requiring production by the Department of State1 of certain documents2 requested by the Washington...

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