FOIA Facts: FOIA Legislation Update
Scott A. Hodes updates the status of the Open Government Act of 2005, offering a glimmer of hope that FOIA amendments may pass this year.
Category «Legislative»
CongressLine by GalleryWatch.com: Congressional Intent
Subjects: Congress, CongressLineGuide to CRS Reports on the Web
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Subjects: Congress, CongressLineCongressLine by GalleryWatch.com: Congressional Seedlings
Subjects: Congress, CongressLineFOIA Facts: The Return of the Backlog
Scott A. Hodes is a sole practitioner in Washington, D.C., practicing Information and Privacy Law. Mr. Hodes assists clients in gaining access to government records under the FOIA, Privacy Act and other federal agency access provisions. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Hodes was an attorney at the Department of Justice for over a decade. He served in the FBI’s Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Section from 1998 until 2002 as the Acting Chief of that Section’s Litigation Unit. Mr. Hodes served at the Department of Justice’s Office of Information and Privacy from 1991 until 1998. His website is InfoPrivacylaw.com , and he is a member of the DC and Maryland bars.
FOIA Facts
CongressLine by GalleryWatch.com: The State Legislatures
CongressLine, by GalleryWatch.com The State Legislatures
By Paul Jenks
Published June 18, 2006
CongressLine by GalleryWatch.com: Floor Fight
CongressLine, by GalleryWatch.com Floor Fight
By Will Hall and Dan Peake
Published January 15, 2006
Let the People Know the Facts: Can Government Information Removed from the Internet Be Reclaimed?
Susan Nevelow Mart examines the legal basis of the public’s right to access government information, reviews the types of information that have recently been removed from the Internet, and analyzes the rationales given for the removals. The article suggests that the concerted use of the Freedom of Information Act by public interest groups and their constituents is a possible method of returning the information to the Internet.
A Commentary on the National Forest Land Conveyance for Rural Communities Act
The administration’s unprecedented plan to have the Forest Service sell large tracts of National Forest is the topic of Beth Wellington’s commentary this month.