INTRODUCTION - INFORMATION DISCLOSURE POLICIES AND PRACTICES OF FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES

• NCJ Number: 17820
• Journal: Northwestern University Law Review Volume: 68 Issue: 2 Dated: (MAY-JUNE 1973) Pages: 184-222
• Author(s): G L ENGEL
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 39 pages
• Corporate Author: Northwestern University
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

EXAMINATION OF FEDERAL AGENCY ABUSES OF THE INFORMATION ACT WHICH IMPAIR ACCESS TO INFORMATION OF PUBLIC INTEREST.

Abstract

THE FEDERAL LAW GOVERNING ACCESS TO INFORMATION IS DEFINED AND DISCUSSED. MOTIVATIONS AND BIASES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES, MEANS AND METHODS OF WITHHOLDING INFORMATION, AND THE EFFECTS OF WITHHOLDING INFORMATION AND PUBLIC OBJECTIONS ARE OTHER TOPICS ADDRESSED.