Relationships Abbreviation Of:  FOIA Abbreviation:  FOIA Related Term:  access agency record open records law sunshine law n. (FOIA, abbr.) ~ A law that describes an individual's rights to access [..]

The Act was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 6, 1966. This act allows for the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased information and documents controlled by the US Gover [..]

A Federal law that requires Federal agencies to provide, upon written request, access to records or information. Some material is exempt from FOIA, and FOIA does not apply to records that are maintained by State and local governments, or Federal contractors, grantees or private organizations or businesses. For detail, see Freedom of Information Act [..]

A U.S. federal law that ensures citizen access to federal government agency records. FOIA only applies to federal executive branch documents. It does not apply to legislative or judicial records. FOIA [..]

A law passed by the United States Congress in 1966 to discourage secrecy in government. The act guarantees free access to most records created by the executive departments of the United States governm [..]

Passed by Congress in 1966, FOIA guarantees right of access to unclassified government information to any American who submits a written request to see copies of specific records or documents. The Act [..]

Requires dissemination, upon request, of Government documents while ensuring protection of proprietary and other privacy act information. Go to FOIA.

A Federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by Federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are thos [..]

A law passed in 1966 to make it easier to obtain information from federal agencies. The law was amended in 1974 to improve access to government records.

The Freedom of Information Act generally provides that any person has a right, enforceable in court, to obtain access to federal agency records, except to the extent that such records (or portions of [..]

n. Ley de Libertad de Información

The Freedom of Information Act (Abbrev. FOIA) is the Federal law concerned with ensuring public access to federal government records, with limited statutory exceptions. The New York State version (Pub [..]

Allows all US citizens and residents to request any records in possession of the executive branch of the federal government. The term "records" includes documents, papers, reports, letters, films, photographs, sound recordings, computer tapes and disks. Some states and municipalities have laws modeled after the federal FOIA.

The Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) is a law that gives you the right to access information from the federal government.  It is often described as the law that keeps citizens in the know about the [..]

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a federal law that allows the full or partial release of information that was previously not disclosed by the government. It is often described as a law that a [..]

A Federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by Federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute.

The U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a law ensuring public access to U.S. government records. FOIA carries a presumption of disclosure; the burden is on the government - not the public - to substantiate why information may not be released. Upon written request, agencies of the U.S. government are required to disclose those records, unless [..]

The Act was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 6, 1966. This act allows for the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased information and documents controlled by the US Gover [..]