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CARLSON v. U.S.

No. 15-2972.

837 F.3d 753 (2016)

Elliot CARLSON, et al., Petitioners-Appellees, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 15, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brendan J. Healey , Attorney, Mandell Menkes, LLC, Chicago, IL, KatieLynn Boyd Townsend , Attorney, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Washington, DC, for Petitioners-Appellees.

Jaynie Randall Lilley , Mark R. Freeman , Michael S. Raab , Attorneys, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Staff, Washington, DC, Daniel W. Gillogly , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellant.

Amir C. Tayrani , Attorney, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC, for Amici Curiae David Ardia, John Q. Barrett, David C. Cole, Joshua Dressler, David A. Goldberger.

Before WOOD, Chief Judge, and KANNE and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

During World War II, the U.S. Office of War Information warned the populace that "loose lips sink ships." See The Phrase Finder, http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/237250.html (last visited Sept. 15, 2016). But what if the ships sailed some 70 years before the tongues wag? That is the problem we face in the present case, in which...

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