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The Department of Defense has video of a U.S. journalist being killed by terrorists.  A news organization has made a FOIA request to have the video released.  Parents of the journalist have asked that the video not be released on the grounds that it is death scene material and not appropriate for public viewing.  Which of the following describes what a court will do when the parents file suit seeking an injunction against the release of the video?


A) The parents will prevail because the video is private information.
B) The Department of Defense will prevail because the Department of Defense is not subject to FOIA requests.
C) The Department of Defense will prevail because there is not death scene exemption under FOIA .
D) The parents will prevail because FOIA permits families to stop release of materials that involve their relatives' photos.

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