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 and the Privacy Act — and two meetings access statutes — the Federal Advisory Com…
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Date:
January 23, 2003
Creator:
Relyea, Harold C.
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Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department