Providence Journal Co. v. Federal Bureau of Investigation

Decided October 5, 1978. Raymond James Pettine wrote the opinion for the court.

460 F. Supp. 778 · Cited 98 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Congressional News Syndicate v. United States Department of Justice · 438 F. Supp. 538
• Disabled Officer's Ass'n v. Rumsfeld · 428 F. Supp. 454
• Tennessean Newspaper, Inc. v. Levi · 403 F. Supp. 1318
• Sonderegger v. United States Department of the Interior · 424 F. Supp. 847
• Cerveny v. Central Intelligence Agency · 445 F. Supp. 772
• Ferguson v. Kelley · 448 F. Supp. 919
• Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, Region 6 · 407 F. Supp. 1124
• Tarnopol v. Federal Bureau of Investigation · 442 F. Supp. 5
• Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. United States Department of Justice · 405 F. Supp. 8
• Meeropol v. Nizer · 381 F. Supp. 29
• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Usery · 426 F. Supp. 150
• Marathon LeTourneau Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 414 F. Supp. 1074
• Aug v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. · 425 F. Supp. 946
• Caplan v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms of the Department of the Treasury of the United States · 445 F. Supp. 699
• National Prison Project of the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Inc. v. Sigler · 390 F. Supp. 789
• Rosanova v. Playboy Enterprises, Inc. · 411 F. Supp. 440
• Martin Marietta Corp. v. Evening Star Newspaper Co. · 417 F. Supp. 947
• Fram v. Yellow Cab Company of Pittsburgh · 380 F. Supp. 1314
• Hoffman v. Washington Post Co. · 433 F. Supp. 600
• Trans World Accounts, Inc. v. Associated Press · 425 F. Supp. 814
• Travers v. Paton · 261 F. Supp. 110
• Mattheis v. Hoyt · 136 F. Supp. 119
• Legal Aid Society of Alameda County v. Shultz · 349 F. Supp. 771
• Wolston v. Reader's Digest Ass'n, Inc. · 429 F. Supp. 167
• Ott v. Levi · 419 F. Supp. 750

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• Lamont v. Department of Justice · 475 F. Supp. 761
• Child Protection Group v. Cline · 350 S.E.2d 541
• Marzen v. United States Department of Health & Human Services · 632 F. Supp. 785
• Clift v. Narragansett Television L.P. · 688 A.2d 805
• Dunaway v. Webster · 519 F. Supp. 1059
• International Union, United Plant Guard Workers v. Department of State Police · 373 N.W.2d 713
• Commonwealth, Department of Corrections v. Chestnut · 250 S.W.3d 655
• Ramo v. DEPARTMENT OF NAVY & DEPT. OF JUSTICE · 487 F. Supp. 127
• Friedman v. Federal Bureau of Investigation · 605 F. Supp. 306
• Fine v. United States Department of Energy, Office of Inspector General · 823 F. Supp. 888
• LSB Industries, Inc. v. Commissioner · 556 F. Supp. 40
• Issarescu v. Cleland · 465 F. Supp. 657
• Norwood v. Federal Aviation Administration · 580 F. Supp. 994
• Savoie v. Internal Revenue Service · 544 F. Supp. 662

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