Department of Justice v. Landano
1993 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Department of Justice v. Landano, 508 U.S. 165 (1993), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the government is not entitled to a presumption that a source is confidential within the meaning of Exemption 7(D) of the Freedom of Information Act whenever the source provides information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the course of a criminal investigation.[1]
Quick Facts Department of Justice v. Landano, Argued February 24, 1993 Decided May 24, 1993 ...
Department of Justice v. Landano | |
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Argued February 24, 1993 Decided May 24, 1993 | |
Full case name | United States Department of Justice, et al. v. Vincent James Landano |
Citations | 508 U.S. 165 (more) 113 S. Ct. 2014; 124 L. Ed. 2d 84 |
Case history | |
Prior | Landano v. United States Dep't of Justice, 758 F. Supp. 1021 (D.N.J. 1991); 956 F.2d 422 (3d Cir. 1992). |
Holding | |
The Court held that the Government is not entitled to a presumption that a source is confidential within the meaning of Exemption 7(D) of the Freedom of Information Act whenever the source provides information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the course of a criminal investigation. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | O'Connor, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
5 U.S.C. § 552 et seq. |
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