· 10/9/1987
William J. Carter v. United States Department of Commerce
Citations
- 830 F.2d 388
- 265 U.S. App. D.C. 240
- 4 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1454
- 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 13451
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- explaining that without such “tangible evidence” “the court should not question the veracity of agency submissions”
- stating that “[w]ithholding information to prevent speculative harm” is contrary to FOIA’s pro-disclosure policy
- stating that \[w]ithholding information to prevent speculative harm\ is contrary to FOIA's pro-disclosure policy
- stating that “[w]ithholding information to prevent speculative harm” is contrary to FOIA’s pro-disclosure policy
- “when the requested documents ‘are few in number and of short length,’ in camera review may save time and money”
- “[W]hen the requested documents ‘are few in number and of short length,’ in camera review may save time and money.”
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Judges: Wald, Mikva, Edwards
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