The Clearing House Ass’n, L.L.C. v. Bloomberg, L.P.

Issue: (1) Whether the identity of a third party who transacts with a federal agency, and the highly confidential terms of such a transaction, constitutes information "obtained from" that party for purposes of Exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act, which authorizes a federal agency to withhold “[1] trade secrets and commercial or financial information [2] obtained from a person [3] privileged or confidential”; and (2) whether information is "confidential" under FOIA Exemption 4 when its disclosure would impair the effectiveness of federal agency programs.

Briefs and Documents

Certiorari-stage documents

• Opinion below (2d Circuit)
• Petition for certiorari
• Brief in opposition of the federal respondent
• Brief in opposition of Bloomberg, L.P. (forthcoming)
• Motion for leave to file out of time amicus brief of American Bankers Association
• Petitioner's reply