Essays Tagged: "Freedom of Information Act"

Law Vs. Media

system) can effect the outcomes of various situations.Law Vs MediaOn July 4, 1967, a law entitled 'Freedom of Information Act,' was passed. This law states that the public has the right to all federa ...

(2 pages) 103 0 5.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases

Pick an article about racial profiling and write a summary.

Justice Department and the new Department of Homeland Security. It seeks enforcement of the federal Freedom of Information Act, which compels government officials to disclose certain records to the pu ...

(2 pages) 56 0 0.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Swansea,Wales,UK's basic population information and its relevance to creating a business within the city

ded to locate statistics and information from Swansea Council. I obtained the information under the freedom of information act 200, which gives a general right of access to all types of records held b ...

(5 pages) 25 0 5.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Why do people need to know what decisions have been made about them and how can individuals get access to that information?

c)Applying for work (Australian residency, criminal record etc)Police reports (criminal records)The freedom of information Act 1982 (Cth) and the freedom of information Act 1989 (NSW) allow people to ... f information Act 1989 (NSW) allow people to access this information and if necessary change it.The freedom of information Act 1982 (Cth) gives you the legal right to:See documents held by the Commonw ...

(2 pages) 38 0 3.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Freedom of Information Act, drugs and steriod. FDA bad labeling of companies.

The Freedom of Information Act was signed into law under the administration of Lyndon B. Johnson. I was ... journalists are using this all the time?The fact is: business peoeple (and their attorneys) use the Freedom of Information Act more (journalists are approximately 10 to 20 percent of the filers for in ...

(2 pages) 60 0 5.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Leonard peltier essay

oerced into writing the false affidavit. Furthermore, according to FBI documents released under The Freedom of Information Act, the FBI had withheld from the defense the fact that none of the bullets, ...

(6 pages) 18 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Business Regulations

ad on and won the case. As I stated, the cause of illness is not proven.Alternative Solution TwoThe Freedom of Information Act ensures the public access to government records subject to certain exclus ... anization object to the agency's release of any of the organization's information?A:Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) this depends on whether the information is deemed "privileged" or ...

(6 pages) 49 0 3.0 Mar/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Business regulation simulation

lumina's violation five years ago. A major regulation apparent in this simulation is that under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), citizens can request any information related to federal agencies ... om http://www.epa.gov/TEACH/chem_summ/BaP_summary.pdf Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (2006). Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Service Center. Retrieved September 28, 2008, from http://www.fdic ...

(6 pages) 230 0 5.0 Dec/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

The Roots of Treason: Ezra Pound and the Secret of St. Elizabeths

pital in Washington, D.C., where Pound was incarcerated, gained access to Pound's files through the Freedom of Information Act. (Torrey, who came to Saint Elizabeths long after Pound's release, notes ... Eliot would no longer have to work in a bank, Pound seemed a champion of artistic independence and freedom, though Eliot himself was embarrassed by the idea. When Pound continually insisted that poet ...

(7 pages) 12 0 0.0 Apr/2009

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories