FOIA Litigation - LAW 6167

Credits Hours: 1

This one-credit course is an introduction to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which governs the obligations of federal agencies to disclose information about their operations and decisions to the public. The course will cover the substantive disclosure requirements; statutory and judicially-created exemptions from disclosure obligations; and the process of submitting, negotiating, and litigating FOIA requests with federal agencies. The course will be particularly useful for lawyers who (1) want to know more about disclosure requirements of federal agencies; (2) how to navigate the Agency’s FOIA procedures; and (3) how to litigate FOIA cases in federal court.

Required: Elective
Practice Area: Government, Public Policy & Regulation, Litigation