freedom of information act
01KJVJPBVP7C2H114EA82Y1NKPProperties
- _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.
- enactment_year
- 1966
- jurisdiction
- United States
- legal_citation
- 5 U.S.C. 552(b)
- purpose
- public access to government information
- usc_citation
- 5 U.S.C. 552(b)
Relationships
- defines_exemptionFOIA Exemption b(6)
- description
- The Freedom of Information Act defines Exemption b(6), which allows for the withholding of information that would invade personal privacy.
- source
- Page 2file
- source_text
- b(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
- extracted_fromPage 2
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-04T04:46:28.473Z
- source
- Page 2file
- is_codified_at5 U.S.C. 552(b)
- description
- The Freedom of Information Act is legally codified at 5 U.S.C. 552(b).
- source
- Page 4file
- source_text
- Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
- extracted_fromPage 4
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-04T05:01:00.022Z
- source
- Page 4file
- referenced_byRestriction Codes
- context
- governed_by
- source
- Page 2file
- source_text
- Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
- referenced_byb(1) National security classified information (FOIA)
- context
- is_defined_by
- source
- Page 2file
- source_text
- b(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
- referenced_byb(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an agency (FOIA)
- context
- is_defined_by
- source
- Page 2file
- source_text
- b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
- referenced_byb(3) Release would violate a Federal statute (FOIA)
- context
- is_defined_by
- source
- Page 2file
- source_text
- b(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
- referenced_byb(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial information (FOIA)
- context
- is_defined_by
- source
- Page 2file
- source_text
- b(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
- referenced_byb(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy (FOIA)
- context
- is_defined_by
- source
- Page 2file
- source_text
- b(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
- referenced_byb(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes (FOIA)
- context
- is_defined_by
- source
- Page 2file
- source_text
- b(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
- referenced_byb(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of financial institutions (FOIA)
- context
- is_defined_by
- source
- Page 2file
- source_text
- b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
- referenced_byb(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information concerning wells (FOIA)
- context
- is_defined_by
- 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
- 2026-03-04T05:16:29.575Z
- source
- Page 2file