Maine v. Norton’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
3 district ·
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Applies 16 U.S.C. § 1533 (§ 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973) · 5 U.S.C. § 552 (Freedom of Information Act)
Relies on Hickman v. Taylor · National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · Coastal States Gas Corporation v. Department of Energy · Federal Trade Commission v. Grolier Inc. · United States v. Adlman
Most-quoted passages
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“In FTC v. Grolier, Inc., 462 U.S. 19, 28 , 103 S.Ct. 2209 , 76 L.Ed.2d 387 ... (1983), the Supreme Court ruled that the termination of litigation does not vitiate the protection for material otherwise properly categorized as attorney work-product. In so deciding, the Court stated that “the literal language of Rule [26(b)(3) ] protects materials prepared for any litigation or trial so long as they were prepared by or for a party to the subsequent litigation.” Grolier, 462 U.S. at 26 , 103 S.Ct. 2209 (emphasis in original). Thus, in an effort to promote effective legal representation, the prevailing view is that documents prepared in anticipation of litigation are protected from disclosure even in subsequent actions. See, e.g., Federal Election Comm’n v. The Christian Coalition, 179 F.R.D. 22, 24 (D.D.C.1998). The document prepared for the purposes of the Defenders of Wildlife action are protected from disclosure in the instant action.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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