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LEHRFELD v. RICHARDSON

No. 97-5010.

132 F.3d 1463 (1998)

William J. LEHRFELD, Appellant, v. Margaret M. RICHARDSON, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 20, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce L. Stern argued the cause for appellant, with whom Amber H.C. Wong and William J. Lehrfeld were on the briefs.

Thomas J. Sawyer, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees, with whom Mary Lou Leary, U.S. Attorney, Loretta C. Argrett, Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, and Jonathan S. Cohen, Attorney, were on the brief.

Before: GINSBURG, ROGERS, and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

The appellant William Lehrfeld asked the Internal Revenue Service for access to documents the IRS had received from Members of Congress or other officials in support of the application of the South Africa Free Elections Fund for tax-exempt status. When the IRS refused that request, Lehrfeld sued to compel disclosure. The district court granted summary judgment for the IRS on the ground that the material sought was "return information" protected...

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