The Freedom of Information Act for Attorneys and Access Professionals: Homework assignments for workshopsU.S. Department of Justice, Office of Legal Education, the Legal Education Institute, 1984 - Freedom of information - 279 pages |
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... position on those issues for the guidance of agencies . The Office of Information Law and Policy on June 15 , 1979 , and the Civil Division on June 21 , 1979 , issued separate papers . The following article summarizes those papers and ...
... position on those issues for the guidance of agencies . The Office of Information Law and Policy on June 15 , 1979 , and the Civil Division on June 21 , 1979 , issued separate papers . The following article summarizes those papers and ...
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... position is to the con- trary . The submitters of information have brought " reverse " suits to stop agencies from releasing information which they contend falls within the Trade Secrets Act ( 18 U.S.C. §1905 ) , a criminal statute ...
... position is to the con- trary . The submitters of information have brought " reverse " suits to stop agencies from releasing information which they contend falls within the Trade Secrets Act ( 18 U.S.C. §1905 ) , a criminal statute ...
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... position that courts should not decide reverse FOIA cases by a trial - type procedure , with a fresh " starting from scratch " court decision on the facts and issues that pre- sumably were before the agency . Instead the courts should ...
... position that courts should not decide reverse FOIA cases by a trial - type procedure , with a fresh " starting from scratch " court decision on the facts and issues that pre- sumably were before the agency . Instead the courts should ...
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... position that material should be withheld or to agree that documents are not confidential before moving forward with release . As a general matter , agency person- nel readily agree that it is only sensible and fair to consult the ...
... position that material should be withheld or to agree that documents are not confidential before moving forward with release . As a general matter , agency person- nel readily agree that it is only sensible and fair to consult the ...
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... position titles ; ( 3 ) present and past grades ; ( 4 ) present and past salaries ; and ( 5 ) present and past duty stations , including specific location details such as room number . See 5 C.F.R. §294.702 ( a ) ( 1982 ) . ( OPM will ...
... position titles ; ( 3 ) present and past grades ; ( 4 ) present and past salaries ; and ( 5 ) present and past duty stations , including specific location details such as room number . See 5 C.F.R. §294.702 ( a ) ( 1982 ) . ( OPM will ...
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ABSCAM affidavit agency head agency records agency's appeal Attorney Barbara Jones Central Intelligence Agency Church of Scientology classified information COMM'N confidential Counsel criminal D.C. Cir D.C. Circuit decision declassification Defendants Deletions Department of Justice determine Director disclosed docu documents employees Executive Order Exemption 3 statute fee waiver files FOIA exemptions FOIA request FOIA UPDATE Freedom of Information Government individual Information Act Information Security Information Security Oversight invasion of personal investigation issue judicial law enforcement letter litigation material matter memorandum ment N.W. Washington national security original classification authority paragraph personal privacy personnel plaintiff Privacy Act procedures protect the identity public interest pursuant regulations release remand response S.Ct Section Security Oversight Office specific submitter summary judgment Supp supra third party tion Trade Secrets Act United United States Attorney United States Code unwarranted invasion Vaughn withheld
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Page 64 - To the extent required to prevent a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, an agency may delete identifying details when it makes available or publishes an opinion, statement of policy, interpretation, or staff manual or instruction.
Page 35 - Executive order; (2) related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency; (3) specifically exempted from disclosure by statute (other than section 552b of this title), provided that such statute (A) requires that the matters be withheld from the public in such a manner as to leave no discretion on the issue, or (B) establishes particular criteria for withholding or refers to particular types of matters to be withheld...
Page 64 - A final order, opinion, statement of policy, interpretation, or staff manual or instruction that affects a member of the public may be relied on, used, or cited as precedent by an agency against a party other than an agency only if — (i) it has been indexed and either made available or published as provided by this paragraph ; or (ii) the party has actual and timely notice of the terms thereof.
Page 11 - It shall be unlawful for any collector, deputy collector, agent, clerk, or other officer or employee of the United States to divulge or to make known in any manner whatever not provided by law to any person the operations, style of work, or apparatus of any manufacturer or producer visited by him in the discharge of his official duties...
Page 64 - On complaint, the district court of the United States in the district in which the complainant resides, or has his principal place of business, or in which the agency records are situated, has jurisdiction to enjoin the agency from withholding agency records and to order the production of any agency records improperly withheld from the complaint.
Page 64 - Except with respect to the records made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, each agency, upon any request for records which (A) reasonably describes such records and (B) is made in accordance with published rules stating the time, place, fees (if any), and procedures to be followed, shall make the records promptly available to any person.
Page 10 - Persons who only reproduce, extract, or summarize classified information, or who only apply classification markings derived from source material or as directed by a classification guide, need not possess original classification authority.
Page 64 - Each agency shall separately state and currently publish in the Federal Register for the guidance of the public...
Page 11 - ... or the amount or source of income, profits, losses, expenditures, or any particular thereof, set forth or disclosed in any income return, or to permit any income return or copy thereof or any book containing any abstract or particulars thereof to be seen or examined by any person except as provided by law...
Page 11 - ... shall be a misdemeanor and be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both...