Fund for Constitutional Government v. National Archives and Records Service

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• holding that Rule 6(e) “counted” for these purposes because it was positively enacted by Congress
• concluding that grand jury information protected from disclosure by Rule 6(e) is information “specifically exempted from disclosure by statute” within the meaning of Exemption 3 of the Freedom of Infor- mation Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(3)
• explaining that “it is apparent” that “documents considered by the grand jury” fall within the “broad reach” of Exemption 3
• finding that Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e) “is a relevant statute within the meaning of FOIA Exemption 3”
• noting that an individual’s status as a public figure could weigh in favor of disclosure “under appropriate circumstances”
• acknowledging that “high level government . . . officials” retain “legitimate and substantial privacy interests” in the context of law-enforcement investigations

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