PART I                                                     _


News Gathering from Government Sources 

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I. Access to Records of State Government

    A. Introduction

    B. Records of Administrative Agencies - Summary

    C. Obtaining Agency Records

    D. Exemptions Set Forth in Act

    E. Miscellaneous Exemptions

    F. Effect of Confidentiality Agreements

    G. Claim of Exemption by Agency

    H. Obtaining Attorney General's Opinion

    I. Appeal of Agency Refusal

    J. Protective Orders

    K. Vital Statistics

    L. Records of State Legislature

    M. Records of State Courts


II. Access to Meetings of State and Local Government

    A. Summary

    B. When Meetings May Be Closed

    C. Executive Sessions

    D. Agency Refusal to Allow Access to Meeting

    E. Appeal From Agency Refusal


III. Access to Records of the Federal Government

    A. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) - Summary

    B. Requesting Information Under the FOIA

    C. Agency Refusal to Disclose Under the Exemptions

    D. Appeal From an Agency Refusal


IV. Access to Meetings of the Federal Government

    A. The Sunshine Act - Summary

    B. When the Agency Closes the Meeting

    C. Limits on Closed Meetings