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- Title: Terkel v. Kelly
- Author : Seventh Circuit United States Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 25, 1979
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 51 KB
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This is an appeal arising under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552. The appellant Louis (""Studs"") Terkel requested the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide him with ""a copy of all files in the FBI indexed or maintained under my name and all documents containing my name."" The FBI released 146 pages of documents,1 but withheld some material under provisions of the Act permitting non-disclosure. Terkel subsequently instituted an action in the district court to compel disclosure of the withheld material. After reviewing the affidavits and attachments, the district court granted the government's motion for summary judgment. On appeal, Terkel argues that the lower court erred in failing to conduct an In camera examination of the challenged material. I.