The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Information Law and Policy (OILP)

The FOIA maintains nine exemptions to the general presumption of mandatory

The FOIA is codified at Title 5 of the United States Code, section 552. . For more

13 Many decisions thus relied on legislative history for interpretation of

The Freedom of Information Act is a Federal law that establishes the public's right

discovery rules into FOIA [Exemption 5]." 7 The D.C. Circuit has also declared

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Exemptions and Exclusions. Exemptions .

Exemption 4 of the FOIA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. PA 20. D.

Jan 24, 2012 . More than half of the agencies cited FOIA Exemption 5 more often, which

Exemptions 2, 5, and parts of 7; Discretionary releases are most applicable under

Exemption 5: Internal Government Documents. FOIA Exemption 5 allows the FTC

Mr. Muno's letter stated that "We have located information that is responsive to

records responsive to the FOIA request, were released to Inter-Tel.6. The Bureau

This exemption provides that the FOIA exempts from disclosure matters that are .

Information on the FOIA Exemptions. . The Freedom of Information Act contains

The following is a list of FOIA exemptions which apply to Government . (b)(5)

(privileged or confidential, commercial or financial information) and once under

Exemption 1 (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(1)). . Exemption 3 (5 U.S.C. (b)(3)). . Diego,

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Exemptions . (3) Exemption 3: Information

Exemption 5. Inter-Agency or Intra-Agency Memorandums or Letters. The FOIA's

Jun 8, 2011 . The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled that the

FOIA exemption (b)(2) authorizes agencies to withhold information related solely

813, 89th Cong., 1st Sess. 3 (1965), reprinted in FOIA SOURCE BOOK, supra

The FOIA is found in Title 5 United States Code Section 552 (5 U.S.C. § 552);

Sep 20, 2011 . The court turned next to the applicability of FOIA exemption 5, which allows

Certain documents were withheld pursuant to exemptions 5, 6 and 8 of the FOIA,

The "Justice Department Guide to the Freedom of Information Act" is an overview

On March 10, 2010 they posted a summary of the OPEN FOIA Act of 2009 which

Freedom of Information Act Exemption 5. Exemption 5 Threshold. “Inter-agency

Exemption 5 applies to matters that are "inter-agency or intra-agency memoranda

Exemption 5 of the FOIA protects "inter-agency or intra-agency memorandums or

Enacted in 1966, The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a federal law that .

The Freedom of Information Act generally provides that any person has a right, .

Mar 12, 2010 . OMB that rejected the agency's use of exemptions 2 and 5 of the Freedom of

Overview of FOIA Exemptions. Exemption 1. 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(1) protects

The nine exemptions to the FOIA address issues of sensitivity and personal rights

under FOIA Exemptions 2, 5, and 6, 5 U.S.C. fi52(b)(2), (5). and (6). The

Sep 30, 2011 . determined that the agency records not disclosed are deliberative materials that

The Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA (5 U.S.C. 552, as amended), generally .

To aid the requester, each agency shall make available its FOIA Public . .. (5)

701.59 A brief explanation of the meaning and scope of the nine FOIA

Sep 16, 2011 . Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (b), the following

information), three times under FOIA Exemption 5 (pre-decisional, deliberative

Dec 21, 2011 . However, it should be noted that FOIA Exemption 5 cannot be used to withhold

Exemption (6) of the FOIA is usually invoked to withhold information about .

Dec 13, 2011 . The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled

SAMPLE LETTER – FULL DENIAL - FOIA EXEMPTION 5. (Insert date).

(5 ILCS 140/) Freedom of Information Act. (5 ILCS 140/1) (from Ch. 116, par. 201)

Dec 13, 2011 . The Second Circuit found for the IRS on both its search for responsive documents

Dec 23, 2005 . The following is a list of FOIA exemptions which apply to Government information

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