IV. EXEMPTION 3 STATUTES
Statute/Rule Type of Information Withheld Case Citation 5 U.S.C. app. § 107(a)(2) Financial disclosure information Meyerhoff v. EPA, 958 F.2d 1498 (9th Cir.1992) 8 U.S.C. § 1367(a)(2) Information pertaining to a battered spouse None 15 U.S.C. § 18a(h) Information submitted in connection with the pre-merger notification provisions of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 Lieberman v. FTC, 771 F.2d 32 (2d Cir. 1985) 15 U.S.C. § 1314(g) Material submitted in response to a civil investigative demand Motion Picture Ass'n of Am. v. United States Dep't of Justice, No. 80 CIV. 6612 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 6, 1981) 18 U.S.C. § 1461 Mailing obscene material None 18 U.S.C. § 1905 Trade secrets None 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. § 2703(d) Electronic communication None 18 U.S.C. § 3123 Pen register orders Manna v. United States Dep't of Justice, 815 F. Supp. 798 (D.N.J. 1993) 18 U.S.C. § 3153(c)(1) Pretrial services information None 18 U.S.C. § 3509 Information the disclosure of which would identify children involved in criminal proceedings None 18 U.S.C. § 3521 Witness security information None 18 U.S.C. § 3771 Grand jury information None 18 U.S.C. § 5038 Juvenile arrest records None 26 U.S.C. § 6103 Tax return information Church of Scientology v. IRS, 484 U.S. 9 (1987); Ryan v. ATF, 715 F.2d 644 (D.C. Cir. 1983) 41 U.S.C. § 253b(m)(1) Business proposal related to negotiated procurement action Hornbostel v. United States Dep't of the Interior, 305 F. Supp. 2d 21 (D.D.C. 2003) 42 U.S.C. § 2000g-2(b) Confidential conciliation assistance information None 50 U.S.C. § 403g CIA organization, activities, and personnel Minier v. CIA, 88 F.3d 796 (9th Cir. 1996) 50 U.S.C. § 403- 3(c)(7)Intelligence sources and methods CIA v. Sims, 471 U.S. 159 (1985) Fed. R. Cr. P. 6(e) Grand jury information Senate of P.R. v. United States Dep't of Justice, 823 F.2d 574 (D.C. Cir. 1987) Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004, Public Law 108-199, 118 Stat. 3 ATF firearms database information None
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