For much of U.S. history, the federal government was ... the public the right to access federal records: the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). After years of resistance from many politicians ...

The Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), located ß 2.2-3700 et. seq. of the Code of Virginia, guarantees citizens of the Commonwealth and representatives of the media access to public records ...

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 ('the Act') was passed on 30 November 2000 and came into force in January 2005. The Act gives the public a right of access to all types of recorded information ...