United States DC Circuit

District courts must review de novo agency denials of expedited processing under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 USC 552, rather than defer to agency determinations.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/17/2001
• Decided 07/13/2001
• Published 07/13/2001

Judges

• Before:  HENDERSON, TATEL, and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark S. Zaid argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants., Gregg P. Leslie, Lucy A. Dalglish, David L. Sobel, Arthur B. Spitzer and Kate Martin were on the brief for amici curiae Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, et al., in support of appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas M. Bondy, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees.   With him on the brief were Wilma A. Lewis, U.S. Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Mark B. Stern, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice.