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BLACKWELL v. F.B.I.

No. 10-5072.

646 F.3d 37 (2011)

Roger BLACKWELL, Appellant v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION and United States Department of Justice, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 1, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Lesar argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

David C. Rybicki , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Ronald C. Machen, Jr. , U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.

KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judge:

Roger Blackwell was convicted of federal insider trading crimes. In this Freedom of Information Act suit, he seeks information from the FBI that he believes would show misconduct by the federal investigators and prosecutors handling his case. In response to Blackwell's FOIA request, the FBI produced many documents. But it redacted or withheld many other documents pursuant to various FOIA exemptions, including Exemption 7(C)'s protection for...

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