Access to Government Information in the United States
Description:
The Constitution of the United States makes no specific allowance for any one of the co-equal branches to have access to information held by the others and contains no provision expressly establishing a procedure for, or a right of, public access to government information. Nonetheless, Congress has legislated various public access laws. These include two records access statutes—the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a)—and two meetings access statutes—the…
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Date:
January 23, 2003
Creator:
Relyea, Harold C.
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Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department