HOME > First Amendment Library > Case   National Archives and Records Administration v. Favish (2004)  [Findlaw] Secondary Link National Archives and Records Administration v. Favish  [Legal Information Institute] Argument Date 12/03/2003 Decided 3/30/04 Supreme Court Vote 9-0   Issue Whether the Office of Independent Counsel properly withheld, under FOIA's Exemption 7(C), photographs relating to the death of former Deputy White House Counsel Vincent Foster. Majority Opinion Kennedy, J. Certiorari Granted 05/05/2003 Lower Court 9th Circuit Lower Court Ruling The 9th Circuit ruled that only four of ten photos taken of presidential lawyer Vincent Foster’s corpse by the U.S. Park Police must be released under FOIA. Oral Arguments transcript Lawyers For Petitioner Theodore Olson, Solicitor General, for Office of Independent Counsel For Respondent Allan J. Favish Briefs For Petitioner Merits Brief Petition Reply Merits Brief Reply Petition For Respondent Merits Reply Brief (Favish) Respondent Favish: Opposition re Cert. Petition News Stories & Commentary AP, "High court won't order release of Foster photos" (3-30-04) Douglas Lee, Overview High court to balance privacy, public access in Foster suicide case Ken Paulson, "Supreme Court places a premium on privacy" Tony Mauro Analysis "Justices broaden FOIA privacy exemption" Competing values of privacy, public disclosure to get high court test Opinion - Lower Court Favish v. Office of Independent Counsel (9th Cir., 2000) Favish v. OIC (9th Cir., July 12, 2000) Favish v. OIC (9th Cir., June 6, 2002) Favish v. OIC (Dist. Ct, Jan. 11, 2001) Other Favish website re "Vincent Foster Death" Free Expression Policy Project Overview Medhill School of Journalism Over & Links  SEARCH MORE About this site About the First Amendment About the First Amendment Center How to contribute Video/RSS/podcasts First Amendment programs State of the First Amendment reports Religious liberty in public schools First Reports Supreme Court Columnists Experts First Amendment publications First Amendment Center history Glossary Freedom Sings™ Events First Amendment Schools Congressional Research Service reports Guest editorials FOI material The First Amendment Library Lesson plans freedomforum.org Newseum Contact us Privacy statement Related links