Resources

Citizens Guide to the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts (pdf) (html) - this is the best starting point for understanding FOIA

The US Government Manual - this will tell you how to send FOIA requests to at an agency.

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT: Agency Views on Changes Resulting from New Administration Policy, GAO September 2003.

DOJ Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) - The Department of Justice has an excellent WWW site explaining the federal Freedom of Information Act and how to obtain federal information under the Act.

DOJ Compilation of FOIA cases

DOJ Guide to FOIA

DOJ Memo Explaining the First FOIA Provisions

State FOIA

HIPAA and State Freedom of Information Laws - Texas Open Records Decision No. 681 Re: Questions concerning the applicability of the HPAA Privacy Rule and state law to health information subject to the Public Information Act, chapter 552 of the Texas Government Code (ORQ-65).

Brief - Cancer Registry Data May Be Available Through FOIA - Southern Illinoisan v. Department of Public Health, 349 Ill.App.3d 431, 812 N.E.2d 27 (Ill.App. Dist.5 2004)