Comments on: Superior courts of any state does that fall under Federal government. Could I request Freedom of Information? http://www.svitakfreedomride.com/freedom-state/superior-courts-of-any-state-does-that-fall-under-federal-government-could-i-request-freedom-of-information Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:34:59 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rusty http://www.svitakfreedomride.com/freedom-state/superior-courts-of-any-state-does-that-fall-under-federal-government-could-i-request-freedom-of-information/comment-page-1#comment-3431 Rusty Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:53:59 +0000 http://www.svitakfreedomride.com/freedom-state/superior-courts-of-any-state-does-that-fall-under-federal-government-could-i-request-freedom-of-information#comment-3431 No, the FOIA only applies to information directly under the control of the federal government. The state courts are controlled by the state governments. Most states, however, have laws that are very similar to the Freedom of Information Act, applying to records controlled by the state government.<br><b>References : </b><br>http://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/freedom-of-information-act-lawyer.html No, the FOIA only applies to information directly under the control of the federal government.

The state courts are controlled by the state governments. Most states, however, have laws that are very similar to the Freedom of Information Act, applying to records controlled by the state government.
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]]> By: Phil http://www.svitakfreedomride.com/freedom-state/superior-courts-of-any-state-does-that-fall-under-federal-government-could-i-request-freedom-of-information/comment-page-1#comment-3430 Phil Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:13:59 +0000 http://www.svitakfreedomride.com/freedom-state/superior-courts-of-any-state-does-that-fall-under-federal-government-could-i-request-freedom-of-information#comment-3430 No, the FOIA applies to the Federal government and federal records. However, many states have their own FOIAs and most court records are public information anyway.<br><b>References : </b><br> No, the FOIA applies to the Federal government and federal records. However, many states have their own FOIAs and most court records are public information anyway.
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