Freedom of Information Act

American

noun

U.S. Government.

a law enacted in 1966 requiring that government records except those relating to national security, confidential financial data, and law enforcement be made available to the public on request. FOIA

Example Sentences

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Since January of 2025, the Knight First Amendment Institute of Columbia University has been pushing Cannon to release Smith’s report under the Freedom of Information Act.

From Slate

Why limit the capacity of the Freedom of Information Act to allow probing questions of the monarchy?

From BBC

In multiple Freedom of Information Act suits, the administration is attempting to strike certain facts from the public record, a tactic typically aimed at delaying proceedings.

From Salon

Freedom of Information Act requests are generally not processed during a shutdown, limiting public access to DHS records.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is also evidence of the limits placed on transparency under the Freedom of Information Act.

From BBC

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