| Access
Reports - offers full text search of privacy, freedom of information,
and government access statutes, as well as Commentary, news, and links to
FOI/privacy information sources |
| "Access
to Electronic Records" - a publication of The Reporters Committee
for Freedom of the Press |
| "Access
to Juvenile Records" - a publication of The Reporters Committee
for Freedom of the Press |
| ACLU:
Freedom of Information Act - step-by-step guide to using the FOIA. |
| American
Library Association |
| Anti-terrorist
law puts business privacy at risk - article by Heather A. Thomas |
| Brechner
Center for Freedom of Information |
| Center
for Democracy & Technology |
| CDC
Freedom of Information Act Office - publications, resources, and more.
|
| Citizen's
Guide to Using the FOIA - from the 105th Congress, provided by EPIC.
|
| Electronic
Frontier Foundation |
| Electronic
Privacy Information Organization |
| FBI
FOIPA Electronic Reading Room - files made available through the Freedom
of Information Act. All files are in PDF format and require Acrobat
Reader. |
| Federation
of American Scientists: Project on Government Secrecy - works to challenge
excessive government secrecy and to promote public oversight. |
| First
Amendment Cyber-Tribune |
| Free
Expression Network |
Freedom
Forum -
web site
States
seek to restrict public access in wake of terrorist attacks - article |
| Lawyer
Referral and Information Service |
| Legal
Information Institute, Cornell Law School |
| Library
of Congress |
| Maine
Civil Liberties Union |
| Maine
Press Association |
| National
Coalition Against Censorship |
| National
Freedom of Information Coalition |
| OMB
Watch - News & Analysis on the Public's Right-To-Know |
| Public
agency charges for data development - Thread under the Privacy and
Legal discussion forum on the Maine Office of GIS Steering Committee's
web site. |
| Pacific
Information Resources, Inc. - provides an online directory to more than
1,100 public record databases on the Internet in the U.S. and Canada |
| Public
Citizen - National non-profit public interest organization founded by
Ralph Nader |
| Reporters
Committee for Freedom of the Press |
Reporters
Committee for Freedom of the Press:
How to use the Federal FOI Act |
| Right-to-Know
Network (RTK NET) - access to databases, text files, and conferences
on the environment, housing, and sustainable development. |
| Sample
FOI Letter - submitting a FOI request to a federal agency is not difficult,
but a complete, well-written request may help you avoid delays and further
correspondence with a government agency. |
| Society
of Professional Journalists |
| State
Environment Resource Center - Using FOIAs to Protect Our Environment |
| SPJ's
FOIA Web Site |
| "Tapping
Officials' Secrets" - a publication of The Reporters Committee
for Freedom of the Press |
| US
Army Records Management and Declassification Agency - agency responsible
for management of all Army records, Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts
Programs, and execution of declassification under Executive order 12958. |
| US
Copyright Office - The Library of Congress |
| U.S.
Department of State - Freedom of Information Act |
