The University of Chicago Law Review · 1967 · 14 citations · 0 references
LawAdministrative LawPublic LawLawmakingRegulatory ComplianceRelease Of InformationConfidentiality Of RecordsData ProtectionDisclosureDisclosure ProtectionFreedom Of InformationInformation RightsConfidentiality StatutesDisclosure ExemptionsEquity-oriented PracticeGovernment RecordsInformation Disclosure DutiesInformation Disclosure PoliciesInformation Disclosure RightsNon-financial Reporting Disclosure
The Information Act,' effective July 4, 1967, requires disclosure of government records to "any person" except as "specifically stated" in the nine exemptions or in other provisions.District courts are given jurisdictions to enjoin an agency from withholding records.The Act is difficult to interpret, and in some respects it is badly drafted.For instance, even though no reasonable person could have intended such a result, the Act in clear terms requires disclosure of non-commercial and non-financial information furnished to the government with a good faith understanding that it will be kept confidential. 2 Many problems of applying the Act can be solved only by going outside the Act, as by resort to the idea that an equity court will refuse to enforce what is plainly contrary to the traditions of equity practice