NATIONAL ASS'N OF HOME BUILDERS v. NORTON

No. 01-5283.

309 F.3d 26 (2002)

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS, Appellant, v. Gale A. NORTON, Secretary of Interior, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 5, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rafe Petersen argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Lawrence R. Liebesman. Duane J. Desiderio entered an appearance.

David J. Ball, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Before: EDWARDS, ROGERS and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.

ROGERS, Circuit Judge:

The principal issue in this appeal is whether Exemption 6 of the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(6) (2000), applies to site-specific information about the location of an endangered species where disclosure might identify individuals' private property. The National Association of Home Builders ("NAHB") appeals the...

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