Access to Government Information In the United States

[摘要] The Constitution of the United States makes no specific allowance for any one of the co-equal branches to have access to information held by the others and contains no provision expressly establishing a procedure for, or a right of, public access to government information. Nonetheless, Congress has legislated various public access laws. These include two records access statutes — the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act — and two meetings access statutes — the Federal Advisory Committee Act and the Government in the Sunshine Act. This report provides background on the issue of government transparency and examines relevant litigation.

[发布日期] 2007-12-05 [发布机构] Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

[关键词] Government information;Government information -- Law and legislation;Freedom of information