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To Meet Or Not To Meet, That Is The Question: An Analysis Of The Meeting Requirement Of The Arkansas Freedom Of Information Act, Jerry L. Canfield
To Meet Or Not To Meet, That Is The Question: An Analysis Of The Meeting Requirement Of The Arkansas Freedom Of Information Act, Jerry L. Canfield
Arkansas Law Notes
The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) of 1967 provides open public access to “all meetings, formal and informal, special or regular, of the governing bodies of all municipalities, counties, townships, and school districts and all boards, bureaus, commissions, or organizations of the State of Arkansas.” Through the years, FOIA’s open meetings provision has been amended as to executive sessions, to provide for recording of meetings, and to provide for meetings via electronic means in the event of a declared disaster emergency. However, the basic requirement that meetings of governing bodies be open to the public has remained unchanged since …
A Section-By-Section Analysis Of Maine's Freedom Of Access Act, Anne C. Lucey
A Section-By-Section Analysis Of Maine's Freedom Of Access Act, Anne C. Lucey
Maine Law Review
There seems to be no absolute freedom of information. Even President Lyndon B. Johnson's declaration made on July 4, 1966, as he signed the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) into law, indicates the limitations accompanying most right-to-know laws from their inception. A delicate balance must be struck between the public's access to public business and the public interest, between the public's access and a person's right to privacy, and, at the federal level, between the public's access and national security. Maine also crafted a limited freedom of information law, the Freedom of Access Act ("FOAA" or "the Act"), seven years …
Remarks On Prosecutorial Discretion And Immigration, Shoba S. Wadhia
Remarks On Prosecutorial Discretion And Immigration, Shoba S. Wadhia
Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)
No abstract provided.
Foia Anniversary Display, St. Mary's University, Texas
Foia Anniversary Display, St. Mary's University, Texas
Democracy/Government
Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from St. Mary's University, Texas.
The Opacity Of Transparency, Mark Fenster
The Opacity Of Transparency, Mark Fenster
ExpressO
The normative concept of transparency, along with the open government laws that purport to create a transparent public system of governance promise the world—a democratic and accountable state above all, and a peaceful, prosperous, and efficient one as well. But transparency, in its role as the theoretical justification for a set of legal commands, frustrates all parties affected by its ambiguities and abstractions. The public’s engagement with transparency in practice yields denials of reasonable requests for essential government information, as well as government meetings that occur behind closed doors. Meanwhile, state officials bemoan the significantly impaired decision-making processes that result …