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Tag: FOIA exemptions
DOJ properly withheld documents from grad student
From Courthouse News Service:
The Department of Justice properly withheld documents relating to its cell phone and email surveillance tactics from a graduate student who asked for them in a FOIA request, a federal judge ruled.
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For some of the documents it withheld DOJ cited "Exemption 5," which lets agencies withhold inter-agency or intra-agency documents that would not be available by law to a party, except to an agency in litigation with the agency.
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DC open government group slams mayor’s proposal on public records
From The Washington Post:
WASHINGTON — Public agencies in the District of Columbia would have more time to respond to public records requests under legislation proposed by Mayor Vincent Gray that also broadens the type of documents that may be exempt from disclosure.
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Connecticut FOI exemption pulled from legislative bill
From The Register Citizen:
The big surprise at the special session of the General Assembly Tuesday was a sentence that would have given companies looking for state grants a broad exemption from making public any records that could adversely affect their financial interest.
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Connecticut FOI ‘Rat’ to be Amended
From CTNewsJunkie:
Lawmakers planned Tuesday to amend one of the two special session bills to remove a controversial provision which would have created a new exemption to the state’s Freedom of Information law regarding money the state sends to businesses.
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Militia exemptions for state public records
From Sunshine Review:
Only Iowa and Tennessee expressly limit the records that can be released by the military, reserves or guard. Tennessee expands on this exempting only security information while Iowa makes reference to "confidential records". In addition to these two states, a number of states exempt military discharge information, though that is more a question of personal privacy.
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Lawsuit: CIA withholds documents using legal exemption it does not have authority to apply
From truthout.org:
For the past eight years, the CIA has used an exemption under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that "protects intelligence sources and methods" to justify the withholding of certain records from requesters.
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Striking the Balance Between Secrecy and Sunshine
Report: FOIA exemption use increases, processing time decreases
From Fierce Government:
Federal agencies are more quickly processing Freedom of Information Act requests, but the speed of processing doesn't mean agencies are more transparent.
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