Freedom of Information Act
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The information in the study was obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request and had not been readily available previously, the study said.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
A total of 631 people spent at least one night sleeping rough in Derby in 2025, according to figures released by Derby Homes to the BBC under the Freedom of Information Act.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
Dr. Morens is alleged to have repeatedly stressed in emails to outsiders that they should communicate with him using his Gmail account to avoid the correspondence being picked up by Freedom of Information Act searches.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
The note was in an email chain obtained by the nonprofit watchdog group American Oversight through the Freedom of Information Act and shared exclusively with The Times.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Cryptome's brave publishers collect material that's been pried out of the state by Freedom of Information Act requests or leaked by whistle-blowers and publishes it.
From Little Brother by Doctorow, Cory
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