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DEPARTMENT OF STATE v. WASHINGTON POST CO.

No. 81-535.

456 U.S. 595 (1982)

102 S.Ct. 1957

72 L.Ed.2d 358

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE ET AL. v. WASHINGTON POST CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 17, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deputy Solicitor General Geller argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Lee, Assistant Attorney General McGrath, Elinor Hadley Stillman, Leonard Schaitman, Bruce G. Forrest, and Margaret E. Clark.

David E. Kendall argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Edward Bennett Williams and Lon S. Babby.*

JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

In September 1979, respondent Washington Post Co. filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U. S. C. § 552, requesting certain documents from petitioner United States Department of State. The subject of the request was defined as "documents indicating whether Dr. Ali Behzadnia and Dr. Ibrahim Yazdi . . . hold valid U. S. passports." App. 8. The request indicated that respondent would ...

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