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Justice Department Wants To Be Able To Lie In Response To Freedom Of Information Requests →

The era of government anti-transparency continues. Reports have come out about a proposal from the Justice Department to allow federal agencies to flat-out lie in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. No, we’re not joking. Under current law, documents that don’t need to be revealed — for national security reasons, for example — lead to a response saying that the government “can neither confirm nor deny the existence of records.” That, at least, leads to the possibility of an appeal and potential court case to make sure the government is legally allowed to withhold such documents.

(Source: azspot)

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