Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 02:40:54 -0500
To: Matthew Gaylor <freematt@coil.com>
From: Matthew Gaylor <freematt@coil.com>
Subject: Taking "Freedom" Out of the Freedom of Information Act?
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Taking "Freedom" Out of the Freedom of Information Act?

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E-Legal: Taking 'Freedom' Out of the Freedom of Information Act?
Eric J. Sinrod
Special to law.com

January 15, 2002

The Department of Justice recently changed policy with respect to 
when government information will be released under the Freedom of 
Information Act (FOIA). Abandoning the Clinton administration policy 
of releasing information unless it is "reasonably foreseeable that 
disclosure would be harmful," the new policy allows governmental 
agencies to resist FOIA requests whenever there is a legal basis to 
do so.

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