· 6/7/1974
National Parks and Conservation Association v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary, Department of the Interior
Citations
- 498 F.2d 765
- 162 U.S. App. D.C. 223
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that, even though the concessioners faced no actual competition during the term of the contract with the government, disclosure of certain contract information might hurt their competitive position in a non-concession enterprise, making disclosure improper
- tasking the district court with determining “whether public disclosure of the information in question poses the likelihood of substantial harm to the competitive positions of the parties from whom it has been obtained” in the future
- noting different standard for information voluntarily provided to the government
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Judges: Bazelon, Wright, Tamm
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