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· 5/15/1984

Powell v. United States Dept. of Justice

Citations

  • 584 F. Supp. 1508
  • 1984 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16665

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  • describing characteristics of index format and concluding that \[t]he FBI's 'coded approach to the Vaughn index' is little better than the conclusory and generalized allegations of exemption which Vaughn disapproved\
  • “where the government has already revealed the identities of sources in previous FOIA releases, it has clearly waived any claim to withhold their identities to protect confidentiality.”

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Judges: Patel

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