U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1977

Published opinions from 1977. The case name opens the case page.

1977 opinions

D.C. Cir.Mead Data Central, Inc., Appellant v. United States Department of the Air Force

November 28, 1977566 F.2d 242

The court held that the Air Force and district court construed FOIA Exemption 5 too broadly and remanded for reconsideration of the withheld documents under narrower attorney-client and deliberative-process privilege standards.

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D.C. Cir.Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission, Appellant v. Holiday Tours, Inc.

July 5, 1977559 F.2d 841

The D.C. Circuit denied the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission's motion to vacate the District Court's stay of a permanent injunction barring Holiday Tours from operating a motor coach sightseeing service without a certificate of public convenience and necessity.

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