NCJ Number
116756
Editor(s)
P Maida
Date Published
1988
Length
568 pages
Annotation
This reference text provides an alphabetical compilation of judicial decisions, published and unpublished, addressing access issues under the Freedom of Information Act (FIA), 5 U.S. Code Section 552, as amended, and under the Privacy Act (PA) of 1974, 5 U.S. Code Section 552a, as amended.
Abstract
The case list includes all decisions reported through the advance sheets of August 22, 1988, and all slip opinions received by the Office of Information and Privacy by August 16, 1988. Efforts have been made to provide a complete history of each case, including official and unofficial citations. Only cases of precedential significance are included, and all decisions are listed under the plaintiff's name as originally filed. Separate lists of cases arising under the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S. Code Section 552b, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S. Code app., appear after the main case list. There is also a separate case list for all PA cases (involving both access and nonaccess cases) that involve PA subject matter. Also provided are lists of all reverse FIA cases and an overview list of selected FIA decisions. The full text of each of these Federal access statutes is provided, together with a listing of law review articles and an expanded version of the 'Justice Department Guide to the Freedom of Information Act.' See NCJ-116757 to NCJ-116759 for PA, FIA and 'Guide' texts.