The Corner

No Names For You

The U.S. Court of Appeals today ruled that the federal government does not need to release the names of those detained on immigration charges or as material witnesses in the wake of September 11 under the Freedom of Information Act, nor must the government release the names of their attorneys. See story here, and the 2-1 opinion written by Judge Sentelle here. Better than even money says this opinion is going upstairs.

Jonathan H. Adler is the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. His books include Business and the Roberts Court and Marijuana Federalism: Uncle Sam and Mary Jane.
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