legislation

freedom of information act

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Properties

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citation
5 U.S.C. 552(b)
description
A U.S. federal law (5 U.S.C. 552(b)) that grants the public the right to request access to records from any federal agency, outlining exemptions for certain types of information.
jurisdiction
U.S. Federal Law
legal_citation
5 U.S.C. 552(b)
purpose
Public access to government information

Relationships

  • defines_restrictionRestriction b(1)
    description
    The Freedom of Information Act defines Restriction b(1) for national security classified information.
    source
    Page 2file
    source_text
    b(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
  • defines_restrictionRestriction b(2)
    description
    The Freedom of Information Act defines Restriction b(2) for releases disclosing internal personnel rules and practices of an agency.
    source
    Page 2file
    source_text
    b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
  • defines_restrictionRestriction b(3)
    description
    The Freedom of Information Act defines Restriction b(3) for releases that would violate a Federal statute.
    source
    Page 2file
    source_text
    b(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
  • defines_restrictionRestriction b(4)
    description
    The Freedom of Information Act defines Restriction b(4) for releases disclosing trade secrets or confidential financial information.
    source
    Page 2file
    source_text
    b(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
  • defines_restrictionRestriction b(6)
    description
    The Freedom of Information Act defines Restriction b(6) for releases constituting a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
    source
    Page 2file
    source_text
    b(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
  • defines_restrictionRestriction b(7)
    description
    The Freedom of Information Act defines Restriction b(7) for releases disclosing information compiled for law enforcement purposes.
    source
    Page 2file
    source_text
    b(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
  • defines_restrictionRestriction b(8)
    description
    The Freedom of Information Act defines Restriction b(8) for releases disclosing information concerning the regulation of financial institutions.
    source
    Page 2file
    source_text
    b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
  • defines_restrictionRestriction b(9)
    description
    The Freedom of Information Act defines Restriction b(9) for releases disclosing geological or geophysical information concerning wells.
    source
    Page 2file
    source_text
    b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]
  • extracted_fromPage 2
    extracted_at
    2026-03-04T04:44:41.464Z
    source
    Page 2file
  • defines_exemptionFOIA Exemption b(1)
    description
    The Freedom of Information Act defines Exemption b(1) for national security classified information.
    source
    Page 4file
    source_text
    b(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
  • defines_exemptionFOIA Exemption b(2)
    description
    The Freedom of Information Act defines Exemption b(2) for internal personnel rules and practices of an agency.
    source
    Page 4file
    source_text
    b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
  • defines_exemptionFOIA Exemption b(3)
    description
    The Freedom of Information Act defines Exemption b(3) for release that would violate a Federal statute.
    source
    Page 4file
    source_text
    b(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
  • defines_exemptionFOIA Exemption b(4)
    description
    The Freedom of Information Act defines Exemption b(4) for release that would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial information.
    source
    Page 4file
    source_text
    b(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
  • defines_exemptionFOIA Exemption b(6)
    description
    The Freedom of Information Act defines Exemption b(6) for release that would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
    source
    Page 4file
    source_text
    b(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
  • defines_exemptionFOIA Exemption b(7)
    description
    The Freedom of Information Act defines Exemption b(7) for release that would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes.
    source
    Page 4file
    source_text
    b(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
  • defines_exemptionFOIA Exemption b(8)
    description
    The Freedom of Information Act defines Exemption b(8) for release that would disclose information concerning the regulation of financial institutions.
    source
    Page 4file
    source_text
    b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
  • defines_exemptionFOIA Exemption b(9)
    description
    The Freedom of Information Act defines Exemption b(9) for release that would disclose geological or geophysical information concerning wells.
    source
    Page 4file
    source_text
    b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]
  • extracted_fromPage 4
    extracted_at
    2026-03-04T04:44:51.459Z
    source
    Page 4file
  • same_as01KJVJ11P3A363D92P80T3K8PQ
    confidence
    1
    detected_at
    2026-03-04T04:45:24.487Z
    detected_by
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    reasoning
    Candidate 1 has the exact same label ('freedom of information act'), citation ('5 U.S.C. 552(b)'), and a highly similar description as the source entity. Both describe a U.S. federal law granting public access to government records with specific exemptions, and the listed exemptions in the candidate match the restrictions/exemptions defined by the source's relationships.