Appeals court says USTR can withhold document

Published June 7, 2013 5:35pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court ruled Friday that the U.S. Trade Representative can withhold a classified position paper prepared during free-trade negotiations, reversing a lower court that had ordered the document’s release under a Freedom of Information Act request.

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