freedom of information act
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- citation_basis
- 5 U.S.C. 552(b)
- description
- A U.S. federal law that grants the public the right to request access to records from any federal agency, subject to certain exemptions.
- legal_citation
- 5 U.S.C. 552(b)
- purpose
- public access to government records
Relationships
- defines_restrictionb(1) Restriction
- description
- The Freedom of Information Act defines the b(1) Restriction, an exemption for national security classified information.
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- source_text
- b(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
- defines_restrictionb(2) Restriction
- description
- The Freedom of Information Act defines the b(2) Restriction, an exemption for internal personnel rules and practices of an agency.
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- Page 4file
- source_text
- b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
- defines_restrictionb(3) Restriction
- description
- The Freedom of Information Act defines the b(3) Restriction, applied when release would violate a Federal statute.
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- Page 4file
- source_text
- b(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
- defines_restrictionb(4) Restriction
- description
- The Freedom of Information Act defines the b(4) Restriction, for trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information.
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- Page 4file
- source_text
- b(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
- defines_restrictionb(6) Restriction
- description
- The Freedom of Information Act defines the b(6) Restriction, which prevents a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
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- Page 4file
- source_text
- b(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
- defines_restrictionb(7) Restriction
- description
- The Freedom of Information Act defines the b(7) Restriction, for information compiled for law enforcement purposes.
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- Page 4file
- source_text
- b(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
- defines_restrictionb(8) Restriction
- description
- The Freedom of Information Act defines the b(8) Restriction, for information concerning the regulation of financial institutions.
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- Page 4file
- source_text
- b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
- defines_restrictionb(9) Restriction
- description
- The Freedom of Information Act defines the b(9) Restriction, for geological or geophysical information concerning wells.
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- Page 4file
- source_text
- b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]
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- 2026-03-04T04:16:46.684Z
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- Page 4file
- has_citation5 U.S.C. 552(b)
- description
- The legal basis for the Freedom of Information Act, particularly its exemptions, is found in the specified U.S. Code citation.
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- source_text
- Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
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- 2026-03-04T04:22:21.084Z
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- Page 2file