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CITY OF CHICAGO v. U.S. DEPT. OF TREASURY

No. 01-2167.

384 F.3d 429 (2004)

CITY OF CHICAGO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 16, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Rosenthal (argued), David A. Graver, Office of the Corporation, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Steve Frank (argued), Department of Justice Civil Division, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellant.

Larry H. James, Crabbe, Brown & James, Columbus, OH, for, Amicus Curiae, Fraternal Order of Police.

Lucy A. Dalglish, Arlington, VA, for Amicus Curiae, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

David A. Handzo, Jenner & Block, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae, DKT Liberty Project.

Eric J. Mogilnicki, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence.

Stephen P. Halbrook, Fairfax, VA, for Amicus Curiae, National Rifle Association of America, Inc.

Before BAUER, ROVNER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

The City of Chicago ("the City") seeks information from a federal database regarding the sale of firearms and the tracing of firearms that have been recovered by law enforcement. Two and a half years ago we first heard this case and considered whether the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms ("ATF") could refuse to release the information to the City based on certain exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"). Following our decision...

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