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DOJ FOIA 2004 ANNUAL REPORT - EXEMPTION 3 STATUTES

IV. EXEMPTION 3 STATUTES

Statute/Rule Type of Information Withheld Case Citation
5 U.S.C. app. § 107(a)(2) Financial disclosure information Meyerhoff v. EPA, 958 F.2d 1498 (9th Cir.1992)
8 U.S.C. § 1367(a)(2) Information pertaining to a battered spouse None
15 U.S.C. § 18a(h) Information submitted in connection with the pre-merger notification provisions of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 Lieberman v. FTC, 771 F.2d 32 (2d Cir. 1985)
15 U.S.C. § 1314(g) Material submitted in response to a civil investigative demand Motion Picture Ass'n of Am. v. United States Dep't of Justice, No. 80 CIV. 6612 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 6, 1981)
18 U.S.C. § 1461 Mailing obscene material None
18 U.S.C. § 1905 Trade secrets None
18 U.S.C.§ § 2510-2520 Wiretap requests and information Lam Lek Chong v. DEA, 929 F.2d 729 (D.C. Cir. 1991)
18 U.S.C. § 2703(d) Electronic communication None
18 U.S.C. § 3123 Pen register orders Manna v. United States Dep't of Justice, 815 F. Supp. 798 (D.N.J. 1993)
18 U.S.C. § 3153(c)(1) Pretrial services information None
18 U.S.C. § 3509 Information the disclosure of which would identify children involved in criminal proceedings None
18 U.S.C. § 3521 Witness security information None
18 U.S.C. § 3771 Grand jury information None
18 U.S.C. § 5038 Juvenile arrest records None
26 U.S.C. § 6103 Tax return information Church of Scientology v. IRS, 484 U.S. 9 (1987); Ryan v. ATF, 715 F.2d 644 (D.C. Cir. 1983)
41 U.S.C. § 253b(m)(1) Business proposal related to negotiated procurement action Hornbostel v. United States Dep't of the Interior, 305 F. Supp. 2d 21 (D.D.C. 2003)
42 U.S.C. § 2000g-2(b) Confidential conciliation assistance information None
50 U.S.C. § 403g CIA organization, activities, and personnel Minier v. CIA, 88 F.3d 796 (9th Cir. 1996)
50 U.S.C. § 403-3(c)(7) Intelligence sources and methods CIA v. Sims, 471 U.S. 159 (1985)
Fed. R. Cr. P. 6(e) Grand jury information Senate of P.R. v. United States Dep't of Justice, 823 F.2d 574 (D.C. Cir. 1987)
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004, Public Law 108-199, 118 Stat. 3 ATF firearms database information None


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