freedom of information act
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- _kg_layer
- 0
- 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
- kg-dedupe-resolver
- 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.