KAHL v. BUREAU OF NAT. AFFAIRS, INC.

No. 16-7033. Consolidated with 16-7034.

856 F.3d 106 (2017)

Yorie Von KAHL, Plaintiff-Appellee v. BUREAU OF NATIONAL AFFAIRS, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 9, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laura R. Handman , Washington, DC, argued the cause for defendant-appellant/cross-appellee. With her on the briefs were Lisa B. Zycherman and Jay Ward Brown , Washington, DC.

Kevin T. Baine , Thomas G. Hentoff , Nicholas G. Gamse , Charles D. Tobin , Washington, DC, Jonathan Hart , Jonathan Donnellan , Kristina Findikyan , David McCraw , New York, NY, Kurt Wimmer , Bruce D. Brown , Washington, DC, and Gregg P. Leslie were on the brief for amici curiae Coalition of Media Organizations in support of defendant-appellant/cross-appellee.

Gregory J. Dubinsky , appointed by the court, argued the cause as amicus curiae in support of plaintiff-appellee/cross-appellant. With him on the brief was Michael J. Gottlieb , Washington, DC.

Yorie Von Kahl, pro se, filed briefs for plaintiff-appellee/cross-appellant.

Before: Rogers, Kavanaugh, and Wilkins, Circuit Judges.


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