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· 10/13/1977

Congressional News Syndicate v. United States Department of Justice

Citations

  • 438 F. Supp. 538
  • 3 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1177
  • 1977 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13481

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • invalidating the per se “aura of Watergate” argument
  • requiring disclosure of “ledger sheets” of 1970 campaign contributions
  • “the context in which the information appears is determinative”
  • ordering release in accord with Congressional News
  • records of illegal campaign contributions

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Judges: John H. Pratt

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