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FOIA, National Security and the D.C. Circuit: A Safeguard or a Sham?
On November 29, 2007, the Historical Society of the D.C. Circuit presented a program
on the role of the Courts of the District of Columbia Circuit in developing the law respecting the
Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") and national security. Particular attention was given to the origins
and history of Exemption 1, 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(1), pertaining to national defense and foreign policy; problems
such as delay and over classification; how the line should be drawn between the public interest in disclosure
and the needs of national security; what the drafters envisioned and whether those objectives are feasible in
today's circumstances; and relevant judicial interpretations. You can now view in full the Society's program
on the role of the Courts of the District of Columbia Circuit in developing the law respecting the Freedom of
Information Act and national security. You may watch the
entire video or a particular segment: the introduction
or panel discussion using Windows Media Player.
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The Steel Seizure Case in Historical Perspective
June 2007 marked the 55th anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in the Steel Seizure Case. On June 2, 1952,
the Supreme Court decided in Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co., v. Sawyer, 343 U.S. 579, that President Truman's seizure of
most of the nation's steel mills to avert a nation-wide strike of steelworkers and keep the mills operating during the
Korean War was an unauthorized, unconstitutional executive action that could not stand. The steel companies presented their
claims initially to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, which ruled against the Government on all points
and issued a preliminary injunction. The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit promptly stayed the injunction,
deeming it best that the issues raised be decided by the Supreme Court.
In a special program, "The Steel Seizure Case in Historical Perspective: Presidential Power in Wartime," a
panel of experts brought together by the Society analyzed the decision and its enduring ramifications. "The Steel
Seizure Case in Historical Perspective" is available for viewing. You may watch the entire video or a particular segment:
introduction, panel discussion, or Q&A
using Windows Media Player.
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Panel Discussion on The Pentagon Papers: Did the Courts Get it Right?
Attorneys directly involved in the Pentagon Papers cases and law professors who
have written about the cases talked with moderator Carl Stern about their experiences
in a panel discussion sponsored by the Historical Society on November 30, 2006.
Watch the video of the full panel discussion using Windows Media Player.
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