AFRAFreedom of Information Act/ 
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How to file FOIA requests
Compilation of info on using the Freedom of Information Act.
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org
National Freedom of Information Coalition
Missouri School of Journalism

STATE FOI LAWS     SAMPLE LETTERS

FOI Letter Generator from The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

Request Letter Generator from Student Press Law Center

United States Department of Health & Human Services
HHS Freedom of Information

"Welcome to HHS' FOIA Home Page. We hope you will find this site informative and that it will facilitate your efforts to obtain public information about HHS programs. We will continue to provide you with more current program information as more electronic information becomes available."

This Site is an Absolute Gold Mine!


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Tapping Officials' Secrets

Access to Juvenile Courts

February 7, 2004
ACCESS DENIED
By CHRIS DAVIS and MATTHEW DOIG
Herald-Tribune, Florida

Public officials, ignorant of the law or paralyzed by suspicion, regularly thwart citizens exercising their constitutional right to inspect public records, a statewide audit has found.

This is a HUGE research project definitely worth spending some time going over.  People are being denied their records all across the nation, primarily because it is the proof they are being falsely prosecuted.