Freedom of Information Act. While technically it applies only to federal agencies, all states have similar statutes that guarantee access to public data of their agencies (such as public university finances).
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v. File a FOIA request with (an agency).
v. File a FOIA request with (an agency).
FOIA has helped expose wrongdoing and check government power.
You can't FOIA Congress or the federal courts.
You can't FOIA Congress or the federal courts.
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