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Freedom of Information Act

American  

noun

U.S. Government.
  1. a law enacted in 1966 requiring that government records except those relating to national security, confidential financial data, and law enforcement be made available to the public on request. FOIA


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The Times filed a Freedom of Information Act request on June 2 for VA Police records of the hallway death and the stabbing.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

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

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

To conduct its analysis, ProPublica obtained declination data from the DOJ and the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, a center that obtains data through Freedom of Information Act requests.

From Salon Apr. 1, 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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