United States Ninth Circuit
CARTER v. US DEP'T OF COMMERCE, 02-35161
The Department of Commerce's adjusted data, generated as part of Census 2000, are neither predecisional nor deliberative as required to permit nondisclosure under the "deliberative process" privilege in Exemption 5 to the Freedom of Information Act.
Appellate Information
- Decided 10/08/2002
- Published 10/08/2002
Judges
- Before GOODWIN, T.G. NELSON, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Gregory G. Katsas, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Washington, DC, for the defendant-appellant., David O. Stewart, Thomas M. Susman, Ropes & Gray, Washington, DC, for the plaintiffs-appellees.