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The Freedom Of Information Act Trial, 61 Am. U. L. Rev. 217 (2011), Margaret B. Kwoka Jan 2011

The Freedom Of Information Act Trial, 61 Am. U. L. Rev. 217 (2011), Margaret B. Kwoka

UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship

This Article examines the paucity of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) cases that go to trial and courts' preference for resolving these disputes at the summary judgment stage. Using traditional legal analysis and empirical evidence, this Article explores whether we should expect FOIA cases to go to trial and how the scarcity of FOIA trials compares to the trial rate in civil litigation generally. It concludes that the unusual use of summary judgment in FOIA cases has unjustifiably all but eliminated FOIA trials, which occur in less than 1 % of FOIA cases. It further examines how conducting FOIA trials …


Magic Words And Millionaires: The Supreme Court's Assault On Campaign Funding, 42 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1 (2008), Michael J. Kasper Jan 2008

Magic Words And Millionaires: The Supreme Court's Assault On Campaign Funding, 42 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1 (2008), Michael J. Kasper

UIC Law Review

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Campaign Finance Reform, Electioneering Communications, And The First Amendment: Resuscitating The Third Exception, 38 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1315 (2005), Daniel B. Roth Jan 2005

Campaign Finance Reform, Electioneering Communications, And The First Amendment: Resuscitating The Third Exception, 38 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1315 (2005), Daniel B. Roth

UIC Law Review

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Privacy To Be Patched In Later - An Examination Of The Decline Of Privacy Rights, 36 J. Marshall L. Rev. 985 (2003), Matthew Hector Jan 2003

Privacy To Be Patched In Later - An Examination Of The Decline Of Privacy Rights, 36 J. Marshall L. Rev. 985 (2003), Matthew Hector

UIC Law Review

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Pulling The Plug: Controversial Programming On Public Access Television And The Cable Television Consumer Protection And Competition Act Of 1992, 28 J. Marshall L. Rev. 399 (1995), Bradley J. Howard Jan 1995

Pulling The Plug: Controversial Programming On Public Access Television And The Cable Television Consumer Protection And Competition Act Of 1992, 28 J. Marshall L. Rev. 399 (1995), Bradley J. Howard

UIC Law Review

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Communications Technology: New Challenges To Privacy, 21 J. Marshall L. Rev. 735 (1988), Fred W. Weingarten Jan 1988

Communications Technology: New Challenges To Privacy, 21 J. Marshall L. Rev. 735 (1988), Fred W. Weingarten

UIC Law Review

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The Privacy Act And The Freedom Of Information Act: Conflict And Resolution, 21 J. Marshall L. Rev. 703 (1988), Thomas M. Susman Jan 1988

The Privacy Act And The Freedom Of Information Act: Conflict And Resolution, 21 J. Marshall L. Rev. 703 (1988), Thomas M. Susman

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.