Animal Legal Defense Fund v. U.S. Food & Drug Administration

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2016-09-02

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OPINION PER CURIAM: We voted to rehear this case en banc to reconsider our circuit precedent on the standard of review applicable to summary judgment decisions in cases brought pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552 . We agree with the three-judge panel that the appropriate standard of review is de novo. We adop…

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