Peter Irons and Melvin Lewis v. Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice

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• allowing government to appeal motion for partial summary judgment for plaintiff, stating that appellate jurisdiction vests at time order requiring government to disclose records is issued
• acknowledging ___ that the legislative branch sets policy by means of statutes and the courts must honor the legislature's policy choices and enforce the statutes
• assurance of confidentiality is “ ‘inherently implicit in FBI interviews conducted pursuant to a criminal investigation’ ”
• waiver is “the purposeful relinquishment of an appreciated right” which “can fairly be deduced from conduct”
• policy of exemption 7(D) is to prevent “chilling effect on third parties [which] would significantly limit the prospective flow of information to the sovereign”
• assurance of confidentiality is \ 'inherently implicit in FBI interviews conducted pursuant to a criminal investigation' \

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