John Oliver Uses Public Records

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Contempt Example

Florida Shield Law

Here is information about the Florida shield law. Here is more information.

FOIA Extra Credit

To earn 10 extra credit points, put FOIA to work.

Seek a state or federal record from the executive branch with a formal letter or email request if the agency accepts them. Examples of letters are on this blog and in your textbook. Send the request to the agency and also make a second copy of the letter/email to get class credit - scan and upload to Webcourses.

Or, find an agency record online and scan it out - the first page or two if it is lengthy. Scan and upload to Webcourses. (Make sure it is an actual record.)

The extra credit is due through Webcourses by midnight EST on Thursday, March 5th.

For more details on public records, look at the previous blog posts about FOIA and review Chapter 9. The extra credit is added to your overall grade. Remember that you are using FOIA to find a RECORD from the Executive Branch. I will not pre-approve a record and will explain this again if emailed. This extra credit assignment is an assessment to measure your understanding of FOIA.

How to Use FOIA

FOIA

Here is a link to some FBI Records.
Here's a link to the FCC's FOIA page. Notice how easy it is to request a record.

Here's information about Florida's Sunshine Laws.

Many records are now available online. For example, here is a link to check on Florida food inspection records. This is an example.


Here are some contacts for Federal Agencies and FOIA.

Here is the link to the FBI's FOIA contact.