New FOIA rules official—let the data flood begin
By Julian Sanchez , Ars Technica
Since 2001, the rule of thumb for government agencies responding to Freedom of Information Act requests has been "when in doubt, leave it out"...
A suit concerning those documents is just one of a slew filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, seeking records pertaining to the lobbying surrounding last year's telecom surveillance immunity legislation, FBI databases, and White House policies governing electronic communications records. Several of those cases have been stayed pending the implementation of new FOIA guidelines.
Related Issues: FOIA Litigation for Accountable Government, Transparency
Related Cases: FOIA: Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), FOIA: National Security Letters (NSLs), FOIA: Telecom Lobbying Records
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