IV. EXEMPTION 3 STATUTES
Statute/Rule Type of Information Withheld Case Citation 5 U.S.C. app. § 107(a)(2) Financial disclosure information Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Dep't of Commerce, 337 F. Supp. 2d 146 (D.D.C. 2004) 5 U.S.C. § 574(j) Court-ordered mediation agreements None 8 U.S.C. § 1367(a)(2) Information pertaining to a battered alien who is the beneficiary of an application for relief None 15 U.S.C. § 18a(h) Information submitted in connection with the premerger notification provisions of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 Lieberman v. FTC, 771 F.2d 32 (2d Cir. 1985) 18 U.S.C. § § 2510-2520 Wiretap requests and information Lam Lek Chong v. DEA, 929 F.2d 729 (D.C. Cir. 1991) 18 U.S.C. § 3123 Pen register orders Manna v. U.S. Dep't of Justice, 815 F. Supp. 798 (D.N.J. 1993) 18 U.S.C. § 3153 Pretrial services information None 18 U.S.C. § 3509 Information the disclosure of which would identify children involved in criminal proceedings Tampico v. Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, No. 04-2285 (D.D.C. Apr. 29, 2005) 18 U.S.C. § 3521 Witness security information None 18 U.S.C. § 3771 Grand jury information None 18 U.S.C. § 5038 Juvenile delinquency records McDonnell v. United States, 4 F.3d 1227 (3d Cir. 1993) 26 U.S.C. § 6103 Tax return information Church of Scientology v. IRS, 484 U.S. 9 (1987) 29 U.S.C. § 801 Information about a subscriber to a post-office box None 31 U.S.C. § 3729(d) Information furnished pursuant to sections (A) through (C) of subsection (a) of the False Claims Act None 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(2) Financial false claims information filed under seal None 41 U.S.C. § 253b(m)(1) Business proposal related to negotiated procurement action Hornbostel v. U.S. Dep't of the Interior, 305 F. Supp. 2d 21 (D.D.C. 2003) 41 U.S.C. § 423(a)(1) Pricing information prohibited from disclosure before contract award None 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(b) Confidential conciliation- assistance information Am. Centennial Ins. v. EEOC, 722 F. Supp. 180 (D.N.J. 1989) 42 U.S.C. § 3789gPersonally identifiable statistical and research data received by the Bureau of Justice Statistics None 50 U.S.C. § 402 note Information regarding National Sceurity Agency employees (names, titles, salaries, or number of persons employed) Founding Church of Scientology v. NSA, 610 F.2d 824 (D.C. Cir. 1979) 50 U.S.C.A. § 403- 1(i) (West Supp. 2006)Intelligence sources and methods CIA v. Sims, 471 U.S. 159 (1985) 50 U.S.C.A. § 403g CIA organization, activities, and personnel Minier v. CIA, 88 F.3d 796 (9th Cir. 1996) 50 U.S.C. § 1861 Classified information about terrorists None Fed. R. Cr. P. 6(e) Grand jury information Senate of P.R. v. U.S. Dep't of Justice, 823 F.2d 574 (D.C. Cir. 1987) Fed. R. Cr. P. 11 Sealed affidavit None Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 108-447, 118 Stat. 2809 ATF firearms database information City of Chicago v. U.S. Dep't of the Treasury, 423 F.3d 777 (7th Cir. 2005)
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