Exam 9: Gathering Information: Records and Meetings

The decision by the U.S.Supreme Court in 2004 in National Archives and Records Administration v.Favish centered on a dispute over access to:

The U.S.Supreme Court ruled in 2011 in FCC v.ATT,Inc.that FOIA Exemption 7 (c)applies to corporate entities.

Plaintiffs' attorneys now are suing not just for how news is reported,but increasingly for how news is gathered.

The case of Wilson v.Layne illustrates the principle that when law enforcement officials bring reporters during a ride-along inside a private home during an otherwise valid search they may violate the _____________ Amendment.

One of the numbered exemptions to the federal Freedom of Information Act exempts from disclosure agency records that reveal trade secrets.

In 2006,a federal appellate court in Baltimore Sun v.Ehrlich held that a state governor

In determining whether to award attorney fees to a plaintiff who has prevailed in a FOIA lawsuit against a government agency,courts often consider:

In making federal FOIA requests,representatives of the news media are

The U.S.Supreme Court's 2011 ruling in Milner v.Department of the Navy gave

The 2010 case of Frederick v.Biography Channel involving the actions of the police in Naperville,Illinois,illustrates the problems when

The Supreme Court has ruled that journalists may accompany the police when they execute search warrants,even if the property owners protest,because such press coverage assists the public in understanding how law enforcement agencies operate.

In general,explain how the courts have responded to the argument that the First Amendment protects the right to gather news?

When it comes to journalists recording and taping telephone conversations,the vast majority of states fall into the category of

As described in the textbook,define trespass.

Records of which of the following are not subject to the federal Freedom of Information Act?

The federal law adopted in 1974 that is designed to safeguard the privacy of students' education records is known by the acronym ____________.

Since taking office in January 2009,President Barack Obama

Identify the four factors articulated by a federal judge in 2009 for determining whether a government agency as sufficient "control" over a document to render it an "agency record" for purposes of the federal Freedom of Information Act.

Under the federal Freedom of Information Act,a government agency has how many working/business days to respond to a request for records after it receives the request?

The Office of ___________________ was created as part of the Open Government Act of 2007 to serve as an ombudsperson and to mediate FOIA disputes as a nonexclusive alternative to litigation.