U.S. Dep't of Justice v. Reporters Comm. for Freedom of the Press, No. 87-1379 (U.S. Supreme Court) (489 U.S. 749; 109 S.Ct. 1468) (March 22, 1989) (Justice Stevens)
The Court held that rap sheets are categorically protected from disclosure under the individual privacy exemption for law enforcement information, even though the information has previously been divulged to the public, "without regard to individual circumstances," (Id., at 780) regardless of whether the person seeking it is a reporter, a ...
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