---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 02:40:54 -0500 From: Matthew Gaylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Matthew Gaylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Taking "Freedom" Out of the Freedom of Information Act?
Taking "Freedom" Out of the Freedom of Information Act? <http://www.law.com/cgi-bin/nwlink.cgi?ACG=ZZZMG2PQGWC> 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. [...] ************************************************************************** Subscribe to Freematt's Alerts: Pro-Individual Rights Issues Send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words subscribe FA on the subject line. List is private and moderated (7-30 messages per week) Matthew Gaylor, (614) 313-5722 ICQ: 106212065 Archived at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fa/ **************************************************************************
