United States DC Circuit

Exemption 6 of the Freedom of Information Act does not apply to site-specific information about the location of an endangered species where disclosure might identify individuals' private property, because public interest in disclosure outweighs the privacy interests at hand.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/04/2002
• Decided 11/05/2002
• Published 11/05/2002

Judges

• Before:  EDWARDS, ROGERS and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Rafe Petersen argued the cause for appellant.   With him on the briefs was Lawrence R. Liebesman.  Duane J. Desiderio entered an appearance.


• For Appellees:
  
• David J. Ball, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With him on the brief were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney.