The governing law
5 U.S.C.
- section 552 §552. Public information; agency rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings
- section 552a § 552a. Records maintained on individuals
Representative cases
- Vaughn v. Rosen, 484 F.2d 820
- Buckhannon Board & Care Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Department of Health, 532 U.S. 598
- SafeCard Services, Inc. v. Securities & Exchange Commission, 926 F.2d 1197
- Military Audit Project v. Casey, 656 F.2d 724
- Oglesby v. United States Department of the Army, 920 F.2d 57
- Mead Data Central, Inc. v. United States Department of Air Force, 566 F.2d 242
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. v. White Consolidated Industries, Inc., 998 F.2d 1192
- Environmental Protection Agency v. Mink, 410 U.S. 73
- Coastal States Gas Corp. v. Department of Energy, 617 F.2d 854
- Jerome Stevens Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Food & Drug Administration, 402 F.3d 1249
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