The Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, is the United States federal freedom of information law that requires the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased or uncirculated informatio
Freedom of Information Act requests have led to the release of information such as this letter by J. Edgar Hoover about surveillance of ex-Beatle John Lennon. A 25-year battle by historian Jon Wiener based on FOIA, with the assistance of lawyers from the ACLU, eventually resulted in the release of documents like this one.
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The 89th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It
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…information, and for other purposes Acronyms (colloquial) FOIA Nicknames Public Information Act of 1966 Public Information Availability Enacted by the 89th United States Congress Effective July 5, 1967 Citations Public law 89-487 Statutes at Large 80 Stat. 250 Codification Acts amended Administrative Procedure Act Titles amended…
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October 3, 1965: President Johnson visited the Statue of Liberty to sign the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965.
The first page of the Voting Rights Act.
Senate President Hubert Humphrey