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FOIA and public records requests

Workflows and templates for obtaining government records through freedom of information laws.

Understanding FOIA landscape

Jurisdiction overview

Level	Law	Scope
Federal	Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. § 552)	Federal executive branch agencies
State	Varies by state (e.g., OPRA in NJ, FOIL in NY)	State and local agencies
Local	Often covered by state law	Municipal, county, school boards

Key federal exemptions (U.S. Federal FOIA)

## The 9 federal FOIA exemptions

1. **National security** - Classified information
2. **Internal personnel rules** - Agency housekeeping matters
3. **Statutory exemptions** - Other laws prohibit disclosure
4. **Trade secrets** - Confidential business information
5. **Inter/intra-agency memos** - Deliberative process privilege
6. **Personal privacy** - Personnel, medical files
7. **Law enforcement** - Could interfere with proceedings
8. **Financial institutions** - Bank examination reports
9. **Geological data** - Oil and gas well information

Note: Agencies must segregate and release non-exempt portions

State public records laws

All 50 states have enacted laws requiring certain government records to be open to the public.

State-specific resources

### State public records resources

#### Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
- Open Government Guide: rcfp.org/open-government-guide
- State-by-state analysis of public records laws
- Sample request letters by state

#### National Freedom of Information Coalition
- nfoic.org/state-freedom-of-information-laws
- State FOI organization contacts
- Training and resources

#### MuckRock
- muckrock.com
- File requests through platform
- Search previous requests/responses
- Agency response time data

Common state exemptions

State legislatures may be subject to different rules than the rest of their governing bodies:

Exempt from public records statute (e.g., Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Oregon, Wyoming)
Excluded from definition of public body (e.g., Georgia, Minnesota)
Covered by separate statute (e.g., California)
Allowed to set own policies (e.g., Mississippi, New York)

Court decisions and attorneys general opinions in some states have held that the separation of powers doctrine prevents courts from enforcing public records statutes against the legislature.

State-by-state reference

State	Public Records Law	Legislative Exemptions/Notes
Alabama	AL Code § 36-12-40 et seq.	AL Code § 29-6-7.1 Legislative confidential communication
Alaska	AK Stat. § 40.25.110	AK Stat. § 24.20.100 Research and drafting services confidential
Arizona	AZ Rev. Stat. § 39-121.01	AZ Rev. Stat. § 41-1279.05 Confidential records of auditor general
Arkansas	AR Code Ann. § 25-19-101 et seq.	AR Code Ann. § 10-2-129; § 10-4-422; § 25-19-105(b)(7)
California	CA Govt. Code § 7920 et seq.	CA Govt. Code § 9070 et seq. Legislative Open Records Act
Colorado	CO Rev. Stat. Ann. § 24-72-200 et seq.	CO Rev. Stat. Ann. § 24-72-202(6); § 2-3-505(2)
Connecticut	CT Gen. Stat. § 1-200 et seq.	CT Gen. Stat. § 1-210(b)(19); § 52-146r
Delaware	29 Del. Laws, c. 100 § 10001 et seq.	§ 10002(o)(16 & 19) Exempt records; GA emails
Florida	FL Stat. § 119.01 et seq.	FL Stat. § 11.0431(2); § 11.26; § 15.07
Georgia	O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 et seq.	General Assembly not included in definitions
Hawaii	HI Rev. Stat. § 92F-1 et seq.	HI Rev. Stat. § 84-12; § 92F-13(5); § 23G-4
Idaho	ID Stat. § 74-101 et seq.	ID Stat. § 74-109 Draft legislation exempt
Illinois	5 ILCS 140/1	5 ILCS 140/7(1)(f) Legislative documents exempt
Indiana	IN Code § 5-14-3-1 et seq.	IN Code § 5-14-3-4(b)(13) & (14) Staff work products exempt
Iowa	IA Code § 22.1 et seq.	IA Code § 2A.1(3); § 23.12
Kansas	K.S.A. § 45-215 et seq.	K.S.A. § 45-217(l)(3)(B); § 45-221(a)(20)-(22)
Kentucky	KRS § 61.870 et seq.	KRS § 7.117; § 7.119; § 7.120
Louisiana	LA Rev. Stat. § 44:1 et seq.	LA Rev. Stat. § 44:4(6); § 44:4.1; § 44:2
Maine	ME Rev. Stat. Tit. 1 § 400 et seq.	ME Rev. Stat. Tit. 1 § 402(3)(C) Legislative exception
Maryland	MD General Provisions Code § 4-101 et seq.	MD State Govt. Code § 2–1226
Massachusetts	MA Gen. Laws Ch. 66 § 1 et seq.	Ch. 66 § 18 General Court exempt
Michigan	MI Comp. Laws § 15.231	MI Comp. Laws § 4.1109 LSB confidentiality
Minnesota	MN Stat. § 13.03	MN Stat. § 3C.05; § 10.46; § 3.098
Mississippi	MS Code Ann. § 25-61-1 et seq.	MS Code Ann. § 25-61-17 Legislature regulates own records
Missouri	MO Rev. Stat. § 610.010 et seq.	MO Rev. Stat. § 610.010(6); § 610.021
Montana	MT Code Ann. § 2-6-1001 et seq.	N/A
Nebraska	NE Rev. Stat. § 84-712 et seq.	NE Rev. Stat. § 84-712.05(14)
Nevada	NV Rev. Stat. § 239.001 et seq.	NV Rev. Stat. § 41.071; § 218F.150
New Hampshire	NH Rev. Stat. § 91-A:1 et seq.	NH Rev. Stat. § 91-A:5(IX)
New Jersey	NJ Rev. Stat. § 47:1A-1 et seq.	NJ Rev. Stat. § 47:1A-1.1; § 52:13D-22(d)
New Mexico	NM Stat. § 14-2-1 et seq.	NM Stat. § 2-3-13 Services confidential
New York	NY PBO Article 6 § 84 et seq.	NY PBO Article 6 § 88; Article 4 § 74(c)
North Carolina	NC G.S. § 132-1 et seq.	NC G.S. § 120 et seq. Confidentiality of communications
North Dakota	ND Cent. Code § 44-04-18 et seq.	ND Cent. Code § 44-04-18.6
Ohio	OH Rev. Code § 149.43	OH Rev. Code § 101.30 Staff confidentiality
Oklahoma	OK Stat. Tit. 51 § 24A.1 et seq.	Legislature not a public body under OORA
Oregon	ORS § 192.001 et seq.	ORS § 192.311(6); § 192.355; § 171.405
Pennsylvania	65 Pa. Stat. § 67.101 et seq.	101 Pa. Code § 3.6
Rhode Island	R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-2-1 et seq.	R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-2-2(4)(K & M)
South Carolina	SC Code § 30-4-10 et seq.	SC Code § 30-4-40(a)(7 & 8)
South Dakota	SD Cod. Laws § 1-27-1 et seq.	SD Cod. Laws § 1-27-1.5(12 & 19); § 19-19-508
Tennessee	Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-7-503 et seq.	Tenn. Code Ann. § 3-12-105; § 3-12-106
Texas	TX Stat. Gov. Code § 552.001 et seq.	§ 306.003; § 323.017-018; § 325.0195; § 552.106; § 552.111; § 552.146
Utah	UT Code § 63G-2-101	UT Code § 63G-2-305(19-22); § 63G-2-703; § 63G-2-208
Vermont	1 V.S.A. § 315 et seq.	2 V.S.A. 403(b)(1) Legislative council requests confidential
Virginia	VA Code § 2.2-3700 et seq.	VA Code § 30-28.18; § 2.2-3705.7(2)
Washington	RCW 42.56	RCW 1.08.027; RCW 40.14.180; RCW 42.56.280
West Virginia	WV Code § 29B	WV Code § 4-1A-6; § 4-1A-7; § 4-1A-12
Wisconsin	WI Stat. § 19.21 et seq.	WI Stat. § 13.91 et seq.; § 16.61(2)(b)(1)
Wyoming	WY Stat. Ann. § 16-4-201 et seq.	WY Stat. Ann. § 28-8-116

Source: National Conference of State Legislatures, Updated April 2025

NJ OPRA reforms (P.L. 2024, c. 16), effective Sept. 3, 2024

Senate bill S2930 (signed June 5, 2024; effective Sept. 3, 2024) changed New Jersey's Open Public Records Act in five ways that make requesting harder:

Fee-shifting weakened. Prevailing requesters now receive attorneys' fees only when a court finds the agency's denial was in bad faith or knowing and willful. Previously, prevailing requesters were entitled to fees in most successful suits.
Anonymous requesters lose standing. Requesters must identify themselves by name and address; agencies may reject anonymous requests.
Deadline tiers introduced. The standard 7-business-day response window remains, but agencies can extend timelines for "voluminous" or "complex" requests under defined criteria, and may treat certain commercial requests differently.
Special service charge presumption. Agencies may impose extraordinary service fees more readily; requests for large data extracts, bulk records, or programmatic responses are presumed to justify a service charge above the standard copy fee.
Agencies can sue requesters. Public agencies have new authority to seek injunctive relief against requesters whose requests the agency deems harassing, repeated, or filed in bad faith.

Practical effect for journalists: file under your byline and outlet (anonymous requests are now risky); narrow the scope to avoid triggering "voluminous" treatment; document the public-interest rationale up front because fee-shifting protection is weaker.

Sources: New Jersey P.L. 2024, c. 16 (S2930); New Jersey Press Association coverage; Lowenstein Sandler client advisory; HealthLaw Advisor analysis; Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo summary.

Drafting effective requests

Request template (Federal FOIA)

[NAMES]
[ADDRESS]
[CITY],[STATE] [ZIPCODE]
[EMAIL]
[PHONE]

[DATE]

FOIA Officer
[AGENCY]
[AGENCY_ADDRESS]

[STATUTE] Request

Dear FOIA Officer:

My name is [NAME] and I am a [TITLE] for [OUTLET]. Pursuant to the [STATUTE], I am writing to request the following:

- [RECORDS_REQUESTED1] between [START_DATE] to [END_DATE] from [SPECIFIC_OFFICES] including the following words/phrases [KEYWORD1], [KEYWORD2], [KEYWORD3], [KEYWORD4] 
- [RECORDS_REQUESTED2] between [START_DATE] to [END_DATE] from [SPECIFIC_OFFICES] including the following words/phrases [KEYWORD1], [KEYWORD2], [KEYWORD3], [KEYWORD4] 
- [RECORDS_REQUESTED3] between [START_DATE] to [END_DATE] from [SPECIFIC_OFFICES] including the following words/phrases [KEYWORD1], [KEYWORD2], [KEYWORD3], [KEYWORD4] 

**INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING SEARCH:**
1. Instructions Regarding "Leads":
As required by the relevant case law, [AGENCY] should follow any leads it discovers during the conduct of its searches and perform additional searches when said leads indicate that records may be located in another system. Failure to follow clear leads is a violation of [STATUTE].

2. Request for Public Records:
Please search for any records even if they are already publicly available.

3. Request Regarding Attachments, Photographs and Other Visual Materials:
I request that any photographs or other visual materials responsive to my request be released to me in their original or comparable forms, quality and resolution. For example, if a photograph was taken digitally, or if [AGENCY] maintains a photograph digitally, I request disclosure of the original digital image file, not a reduced resolution version of that image file nor a printout and scan of that image file.

Likewise, if a photograph was originally taken as a color photograph, I request disclosure of that photograph as a color image, not a black and white image. 

For video and audio files I request that they be provided in their complete, original and unedited format. 

Please contact me at the number or email listed below for any clarification on these points.

4. Request for Duplicate Pages:
l request disclosure of any and all supposedly "duplicate" pages. Scholars analyze records not only for the information available on any given page, but also for the relationships between that information and information on pages surrounding it. As such, though certain pages may have been previously released to me, the existence of those pages within new context renders them functionally new pages. As such, the only way to properly analyze released information is to analyze that information within its proper context. Therefore, I request disclosure of all "duplicate" pages.

5. Request for Search of Records Transferred to Other Agencies:
I request that in conducting its search, [AGENCY] should disclose releasable records even if they

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---
name: foia-requests
description: FOIA and public records workflows. Use when drafting requests, tracking submissions, checking exemptions, or appealing denials.
---

# FOIA and public records requests

Workflows and templates for obtaining government records through freedom of information laws.

## Understanding FOIA landscape

### Jurisdiction overview

| Level | Law | Scope |
|-------|-----|-------|
| Federal | Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. § 552) | Federal executive branch agencies |
| State | Varies by state (e.g., OPRA in NJ, FOIL in NY) | State and local agencies |
| Local | Often covered by state law | Municipal, county, school boards |

### Key federal exemptions (U.S. Federal FOIA)

```markdown
## The 9 federal FOIA exemptions

1. **National security** - Classified information
2. **Internal personnel rules** - Agency housekeeping matters
3. **Statutory exemptions** - Other laws prohibit disclosure
4. **Trade secrets** - Confidential business information
5. **Inter/intra-agency memos** - Deliberative process privilege
6. **Personal privacy** - Personnel, medical files
7. **Law enforcement** - Could interfere with proceedings
8. **Financial institutions** - Bank examination reports
9. **Geological data** - Oil and gas well information

Note: Agencies must segregate and release non-exempt portions
```

## State public records laws

All 50 states have enacted laws requiring certain government records to be open to the public. 

### State-specific resources

```markdown
### State public records resources

#### Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
- Open Government Guide: rcfp.org/open-government-guide
- State-by-state analysis of public records laws
- Sample request letters by state

#### National Freedom of Information Coalition
- nfoic.org/state-freedom-of-information-laws
- State FOI organization contacts
- Training and resources

#### MuckRock
- muckrock.com
- File requests through platform
- Search previous requests/responses
- Agency response time data
```

### Common state exemptions
State legislatures may be subject to different rules than the rest of their governing bodies:

1. **Exempt from public records statute** (e.g., Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Oregon, Wyoming)
2. **Excluded from definition of public body** (e.g., Georgia, Minnesota)
3. **Covered by separate statute** (e.g., California)
4. **Allowed to set own policies** (e.g., Mississippi, New York)

Court decisions and attorneys general opinions in some states have held that the separation of powers doctrine prevents courts from enforcing public records statutes against the legislature.

### State-by-state reference

| State | Public Records Law | Legislative Exemptions/Notes |
|-------|-------------------|------------------------------|
| Alabama | AL Code § 36-12-40 et seq. | AL Code § 29-6-7.1 Legislative confidential communication |
| Alaska | AK Stat. § 40.25.110 | AK Stat. § 24.20.100 Research and drafting services confidential |
| Arizona | AZ Rev. Stat. § 39-121.01 | AZ Rev. Stat. § 41-1279.05 Confidential records of auditor general |
| Arkansas | AR Code Ann. § 25-19-101 et seq. | AR Code Ann. § 10-2-129; § 10-4-422; § 25-19-105(b)(7) |
| California | CA Govt. Code § 7920 et seq. | CA Govt. Code § 9070 et seq. Legislative Open Records Act |
| Colorado | CO Rev. Stat. Ann. § 24-72-200 et seq. | CO Rev. Stat. Ann. § 24-72-202(6); § 2-3-505(2) |
| Connecticut | CT Gen. Stat. § 1-200 et seq. | CT Gen. Stat. § 1-210(b)(19); § 52-146r |
| Delaware | 29 Del. Laws, c. 100 § 10001 et seq. | § 10002(o)(16 & 19) Exempt records; GA emails |
| Florida | FL Stat. § 119.01 et seq. | FL Stat. § 11.0431(2); § 11.26; § 15.07 |
| Georgia | O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 et seq. | General Assembly not included in definitions |
| Hawaii | HI Rev. Stat. § 92F-1 et seq. | HI Rev. Stat. § 84-12; § 92F-13(5); § 23G-4 |
| Idaho | ID Stat. § 74-101 et seq. | ID Stat. § 74-109 Draft legislation exempt |
| Illinois | 5 ILCS 140/1 | 5 ILCS 140/7(1)(f) Legislative documents exempt |
| Indiana | IN Code § 5-14-3-1 et seq. | IN Code § 5-14-3-4(b)(13) & (14) Staff work products exempt |
| Iowa | IA Code § 22.1 et seq. | IA Code § 2A.1(3); § 23.12 |
| Kansas | K.S.A. § 45-215 et seq. | K.S.A. § 45-217(l)(3)(B); § 45-221(a)(20)-(22) |
| Kentucky | KRS § 61.870 et seq. | KRS § 7.117; § 7.119; § 7.120 |
| Louisiana | LA Rev. Stat. § 44:1 et seq. | LA Rev. Stat. § 44:4(6); § 44:4.1; § 44:2 |
| Maine | ME Rev. Stat. Tit. 1 § 400 et seq. | ME Rev. Stat. Tit. 1 § 402(3)(C) Legislative exception |
| Maryland | MD General Provisions Code § 4-101 et seq. | MD State Govt. Code § 2–1226 |
| Massachusetts | MA Gen. Laws Ch. 66 § 1 et seq. | Ch. 66 § 18 General Court exempt |
| Michigan | MI Comp. Laws § 15.231 | MI Comp. Laws § 4.1109 LSB confidentiality |
| Minnesota | MN Stat. § 13.03 | MN Stat. § 3C.05; § 10.46; § 3.098 |
| Mississippi | MS Code Ann. § 25-61-1 et seq. | MS Code Ann. § 25-61-17 Legislature regulates own records |
| Missouri | MO Rev. Stat. § 610.010 et seq. | MO Rev. Stat. § 610.010(6); § 610.021 |
| Montana | MT Code Ann. § 2-6-1001 et seq. | N/A |
| Nebraska | NE Rev. Stat. § 84-712 et seq. | NE Rev. Stat. § 84-712.05(14) |
| Nevada | NV Rev. Stat. § 239.001 et seq. | NV Rev. Stat. § 41.071; § 218F.150 |
| New Hampshire | NH Rev. Stat. § 91-A:1 et seq. | NH Rev. Stat. § 91-A:5(IX) |
| New Jersey | NJ Rev. Stat. § 47:1A-1 et seq. | NJ Rev. Stat. § 47:1A-1.1; § 52:13D-22(d) |
| New Mexico | NM Stat. § 14-2-1 et seq. | NM Stat. § 2-3-13 Services confidential |
| New York | NY PBO Article 6 § 84 et seq. | NY PBO Article 6 § 88; Article 4 § 74(c) |
| North Carolina | NC G.S. § 132-1 et seq. | NC G.S. § 120 et seq. Confidentiality of communications |
| North Dakota | ND Cent. Code § 44-04-18 et seq. | ND Cent. Code § 44-04-18.6 |
| Ohio | OH Rev. Code § 149.43 | OH Rev. Code § 101.30 Staff confidentiality |
| Oklahoma | OK Stat. Tit. 51 § 24A.1 et seq. | Legislature not a public body under OORA |
| Oregon | ORS § 192.001 et seq. | ORS § 192.311(6); § 192.355; § 171.405 |
| Pennsylvania | 65 Pa. Stat. § 67.101 et seq. | 101 Pa. Code § 3.6 |
| Rhode Island | R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-2-1 et seq. | R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-2-2(4)(K & M) |
| South Carolina | SC Code § 30-4-10 et seq. | SC Code § 30-4-40(a)(7 & 8) |
| South Dakota | SD Cod. Laws § 1-27-1 et seq. | SD Cod. Laws § 1-27-1.5(12 & 19); § 19-19-508 |
| Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-7-503 et seq. | Tenn. Code Ann. § 3-12-105; § 3-12-106 |
| Texas | TX Stat. Gov. Code § 552.001 et seq. | § 306.003; § 323.017-018; § 325.0195; § 552.106; § 552.111; § 552.146 |
| Utah | UT Code § 63G-2-101 | UT Code § 63G-2-305(19-22); § 63G-2-703; § 63G-2-208 |
| Vermont | 1 V.S.A. § 315 et seq. | 2 V.S.A. 403(b)(1) Legislative council requests confidential |
| Virginia | VA Code § 2.2-3700 et seq. | VA Code § 30-28.18; § 2.2-3705.7(2) |
| Washington | RCW 42.56 | RCW 1.08.027; RCW 40.14.180; RCW 42.56.280 |
| West Virginia | WV Code § 29B | WV Code § 4-1A-6; § 4-1A-7; § 4-1A-12 |
| Wisconsin | WI Stat. § 19.21 et seq. | WI Stat. § 13.91 et seq.; § 16.61(2)(b)(1) |
| Wyoming | WY Stat. Ann. § 16-4-201 et seq. | WY Stat. Ann. § 28-8-116 |

*Source: [National Conference of State Legislatures](https://www.ncsl.org/center-for-legislative-strengthening/public-records-law-and-state-legislatures), Updated April 2025*

### NJ OPRA reforms (P.L. 2024, c. 16), effective Sept. 3, 2024

Senate bill S2930 (signed June 5, 2024; effective Sept. 3, 2024) changed New Jersey's Open Public Records Act in five ways that make requesting harder:

- **Fee-shifting weakened.** Prevailing requesters now receive attorneys' fees only when a court finds the agency's denial was in bad faith or knowing and willful. Previously, prevailing requesters were entitled to fees in most successful suits.
- **Anonymous requesters lose standing.** Requesters must identify themselves by name and address; agencies may reject anonymous requests.
- **Deadline tiers introduced.** The standard 7-business-day response window remains, but agencies can extend timelines for "voluminous" or "complex" requests under defined criteria, and may treat certain commercial requests differently.
- **Special service charge presumption.** Agencies may impose extraordinary service fees more readily; requests for large data extracts, bulk records, or programmatic responses are presumed to justify a service charge above the standard copy fee.
- **Agencies can sue requesters.** Public agencies have new authority to seek injunctive relief against requesters whose requests the agency deems harassing, repeated, or filed in bad faith.

Practical effect for journalists: file under your byline and outlet (anonymous requests are now risky); narrow the scope to avoid triggering "voluminous" treatment; document the public-interest rationale up front because fee-shifting protection is weaker.

Sources: New Jersey P.L. 2024, c. 16 (S2930); New Jersey Press Association coverage; Lowenstein Sandler client advisory; HealthLaw Advisor analysis; Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo summary.

## Drafting effective requests

### Request template (Federal FOIA)

```markdown
[NAMES]
[ADDRESS]
[CITY],[STATE] [ZIPCODE]
[EMAIL]
[PHONE]

[DATE]

FOIA Officer
[AGENCY]
[AGENCY_ADDRESS]

[STATUTE] Request

Dear FOIA Officer:

My name is [NAME] and I am a [TITLE] for [OUTLET]. Pursuant to the [STATUTE], I am writing to request the following:

- [RECORDS_REQUESTED1] between [START_DATE] to [END_DATE] from [SPECIFIC_OFFICES] including the following words/phrases [KEYWORD1], [KEYWORD2], [KEYWORD3], [KEYWORD4] 
- [RECORDS_REQUESTED2] between [START_DATE] to [END_DATE] from [SPECIFIC_OFFICES] including the following words/phrases [KEYWORD1], [KEYWORD2], [KEYWORD3], [KEYWORD4] 
- [RECORDS_REQUESTED3] between [START_DATE] to [END_DATE] from [SPECIFIC_OFFICES] including the following words/phrases [KEYWORD1], [KEYWORD2], [KEYWORD3], [KEYWORD4] 

**INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING SEARCH:**
1. Instructions Regarding "Leads":
As required by the relevant case law, [AGENCY] should follow any leads it discovers during the conduct of its searches and perform additional searches when said leads indicate that records may be located in another system. Failure to follow clear leads is a violation of [STATUTE].

2. Request for Public Records:
Please search for any records even if they are already publicly available.

3. Request Regarding Attachments, Photographs and Other Visual Materials:
I request that any photographs or other visual materials responsive to my request be released to me in their original or comparable forms, quality and resolution. For example, if a photograph was taken digitally, or if [AGENCY] maintains a photograph digitally, I request disclosure of the original digital image file, not a reduced resolution version of that image file nor a printout and scan of that image file.

Likewise, if a photograph was originally taken as a color photograph, I request disclosure of that photograph as a color image, not a black and white image. 

For video and audio files I request that they be provided in their complete, original and unedited format. 

Please contact me at the number or email listed below for any clarification on these points.

4. Request for Duplicate Pages:
l request disclosure of any and all supposedly "duplicate" pages. Scholars analyze records not only for the information available on any given page, but also for the relationships between that information and information on pages surrounding it. As such, though certain pages may have been previously released to me, the existence of those pages within new context renders them functionally new pages. As such, the only way to properly analyze released information is to analyze that information within its proper context. Therefore, I request disclosure of all "duplicate" pages.

5. Request for Search of Records Transferred to Other Agencies:
I request that in conducting its search, [AGENCY] should disclose releasable records even if they

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Quell-Repository: jamditis/claude-skills-journalism
Lizenz: MIT
Version: 1.0.0
Letzter GitHub-Push: 2. Sept. 2026
Verzeichnis aktualisiert: 3. Sept. 2026
Anleitungspfad: journalism-core/skills/foia-requests/SKILL.md @ 902cc881b5f9

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Qualität

69/100

Vielversprechend

Vertrauen

69/100

Nur Sandbox

Audit

79/100

Prüfung nötig

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Permission surface may require sandboxing
Financial research output is not financial advice; require human review before any live investment decision
Financial research output is not financial advice; require human review before any live investment decision.
Quality score needs review
Permission surface needs review: secrets or environment access, filesystem or document access
Permission surface: secrets or environment access, filesystem or document access

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Ergebnisse: —

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