DOW JONES & CO., INC. v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

No. 89-5353.

917 F.2d 571 (1990)

DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 24, 1990.

As Amended October 5, 1990.

As Amended November 8, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Manning, of the bar of the Supreme Court of the Com. of Pa., pro hac vice, by special leave of the Court, with whom Larry L. Simms, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellant. Paul Blankenstein, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance, for appellant.

Nathan Dodell, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., John D. Bates and R. Craig Lawrence, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before EDWARDS, SILBERMAN and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.

Concurring Opinion filed by Circuit Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.

SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:

Dow Jones & Company, Inc. appeals from the judgment of the district court denying it access under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552, to redacted portions of a letter sent by the Justice Department to the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (the "House Ethics Committee...

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