U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1998

Essential Information, Inc. v. United States Information Agency

U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Decided June 15, 1998 · Henderson, Randolph, Tatel

134 F.3d 1165; 328 U.S. App. D.C. 341; 1998 WL 48850 (Federal Reporter, Third Series)

Counsel

Colette G. Matzzie, Washington, DC, argued the cause for the appellants. David C. Vladeek, Washington, DC, was on brief., Douglas N. Letter, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued the cause for the appellee. Frank W. Hunger, Assistant Attorney General, and Mary Lou Leary, Acting United States Attorney, Washington, DC, were on brief.

Cases that cite this one

5 later published cases cite this decision.

Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States Department of Commerce (District Court, District of Columbia 2004)
Aguiar v. Drug Enforcement Admin. (D.C. Cir. 2018)
Lake, Thomas Harold v. Rubin, Robert E. (D.C. Cir. 1998)
Thomas Harold Lake and Rose C. Lake v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary of the Treasury of the United States (D.C. Cir. 1998)
Access to Criminal History Records by Non-Governmental Entities Performing Authorized Criminal Justice Functions (United States Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel 1998)

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