PEER v. INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COM'N

No. 12-5158.

740 F.3d 195 (2014)

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY, Appellant v. UNITED STATES SECTION, INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, U.S.-MEXICO, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 22, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paula Dinerstein argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Jane M. Lyons , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With her on the brief were Ronald C. Machen Jr. , U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant U.S. Attorney. Marian L. Borum , Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH.


KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judge:

Throughout the United States, one finds a great deal of critical infrastructure, such as bridges, airports, railroad tracks, dams, and research facilities. Federal agencies possess many documents relating to critical infrastructure. For understandable security reasons, particularly in the wake of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States and the threat of future attacks, federal agencies sometimes want to keep that information...

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