· 10/10/1972
United States v. Little Lake Misere Land Co.
Citations
- 409 U.S. 840
- 93 S. Ct. 45
How courts have described this case
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- noting that the agency must “specify in detail which portions of the document are disclosable and which are allegedly exempt.”
- granting summary judgment upon agency's representations \in candor and in good faith\ that all responsive documents were made available to plaintiff
- granting summary judgment upon agency’s representations “in candor and in good faith” that all responsive documents were made available to plaintiff
- mandating a detailed description of each document withheld and a detailed justification for why the exemption applies for each document in its entirety rather than segregable portions thereof
- requiring the government to create a public index listing privileged documents and providing explanations of the claim of privilege
- articulating the Government’s burden to produce meticulous and specific documentation of its claimed justification for nondisclosure under 5 U.S.C. § 552
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