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The Freedom of Information Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1966 to promote government transparency and the free exchange of public information. Under FOIA, any individual can request federal... more +
The Freedom of Information Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1966 to promote government transparency and the free exchange of public information. Under FOIA, any individual can request federal agency records and enforce that right in a court of law. However, not all agency records can be requested; there are nine exempt categories of information. In addition to the federal law, many states have passed their own freedom of information acts. These acts are often similar but not always identical to the federal version.  less -
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Best Practices for eDiscovery in Government Agencies

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Electronic discovery isn't just a concern for big corporations or the large law firms representing them. Government agencies, like the fictional Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, often engage in eDiscovery...more

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[Webinar] Donald Trump, Mar-A-Lago & AI: Contextualizing The Presidential Records Act Scandal In An Era of Electronic Records -...

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The indictment of former President Trump in connection with boxes of records taken from the White House to Mar-A-Lago has spotlighted the importance of how classified records should be handled by government officials....more

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Electronic Records Available? That May Mean No Charge

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As Buffalo was dealt a deluge of snow, Albany found a flurry of legislation being signed into law by Governor Hochul. One measure, while seemingly benign, addresses a change to New York’s Freedom of Information Law. It is a...more

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[Webinar] Lighting the Way: 2021 Ediscovery Trends & Everlaw’s 2022 Predictions - January 6th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

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Last year was a time of change and disruption. The legal ecosystem has been impacted dramatically by legal professionals shifting to hybrid and remote working environments. As a result, adopting cloud-based solutions like...more

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Practical Solutions To Public Records Request Challenges

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When it comes to data and records management functions at government agencies, recent years have been trying times. A number of concerning trends have continued to be a factor, such as the growth of the data generated by...more

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To Address Growing FOIA Backlogs, Government Agencies Need to Govern More

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That’s all we need, right, for our government agencies to govern MORE? Let me explain. We tend to think about government agencies differently from other entities that may have discovery needs and they are different – to a...more

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[Online Conference] Information Governance, GDPR & Privacy, and eDiscovery - September 27th - 29th, 10:00 am - 1:30 pm CEST

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ZyLAB’s first online event, ZyLAB Europe Show, is happening! Join us for a three-day virtual conference to empower and connect legal & eDiscovery professionals. You'll gain strategic knowledge and new perspectives around...more

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Putting the “Govern” Into Information Governance

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Last year, I published a six-part series associated with EDRM’s Information Governance Reference Model (IGRM) on the Ipro blog. I discussed the five stakeholder groups as a whole... plus I discussed each of the stakeholder...more

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[Webinar] Privacy Matters - December 10th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

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Join us for a conversation with Kenya Dixon, General Counsel and Operating Officer at the Empire Technologies Risk Management Group and former Director of Information Governance at the White House about how PII Identification...more

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Self-Collecting ESI Can Be A Dangerous Game

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The Honorable Shira Scheindlin once opined against allowing custodians of ESI to collect their data stating “[s]earching for an answer on Google (or Westlaw or Lexis) is very different from searching for all responsive...more

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Stacks on Stacks: Survey Shows Increased FOIA Requests Still a Challenge

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Today’s eDiscovery Blues cartoon gives a nod to our colleagues working in government agencies processing FOIA requests. By law, all federal agencies are required to respond to a FOIA request within 20 business days, unless...more

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[Webinar] Email Investigation Best Practices: What We’ve Learned From Recent FOIA Releases - July 23rd, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

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The smoking gun isn’t a gun anymore; it’s an email, text or instant message. This interactive session will focus on strategies and best practices around email investigations illustrated with real documents obtained through...more

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Why eDiscovery Software is the Perfect Solution for FOIA Requests

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As far back as 2013, the Department of Justice has received over 70,000 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests per year, and this trend continues to rise. By law, all federal agencies are required to respond to a FOIA...more

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Denial of Request for 44,536 Emails as Unduly Burdensome Violated FOIA

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During my recent time working at the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, I worked with the Federal Freedom of Information Act, which does not contain an unduly burdensome exemption....more

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Flying with Your Data – ACLU sues the TSA Over Domestic Electronic Device Searches

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If you’ve flown domestically in the last year, you know the drill. Take off your jacket, belt, and shoes and place them in a bin. Remove your quart-sized bag of 3.4 oz liquids and place them on top. Pull out your laptop,...more

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Impact of the FOIA Amendments on your Company

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For those of you who have received a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC” or “Commission”) within the past year, you may – or worse, may not – have noticed new...more

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Rule Change Would Let Law Enforcement Access Computers Remotely Regardless of Location

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The Supreme Court recently adopted a proposed change to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that would allow a federal judge to issue warrants authorizing government agents to access computers located in any...more

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Second Illinois Appellate Court Clarifies When Fee Provisions In Other Statutes Trump The FOIA’s Fee Provisions

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Readers of our FR Alerts may recall that in late 2012, the Fifth District of the Illinois Appellate Court clarified the narrow circumstances in which a public body may charge fees greater than those in the Freedom of...more

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