- Description
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Credit: 3.0 Credit Hours
Description: This course will explain how to file requests under the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). It will alert participants to issues that arise in FOIA litigation through the different perspectives of lawyers for the defendant-agency and for the plaintiff-requester. Faculty will illustrate how to frame and pursue FOIA requests before different federal agencies, update attendees on the new FOIA guidelines issued by the U.S. Office of the Attorney General, and discuss FOIA exemptions. Because FOIA litigation is quite specialized, the class will focus heavily on the litigation of FOIA cases before district courts. This course also will address the different standards and procedures that apply to FOIA cases. Minimal knowledge of the FOIA will be presumed but is not required of attendees. A brief discussion of Privacy Act requests and litigation will be included.
- Location
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D.C. Bar Conference Center
1101 K Street NW
(Nearest Metro Stop: Metro Center 12th Street)
Washington DC 20005 - Contact
- CLE Program 202-626-3488
- Speakers
- Elizabeth Shapiro, US Department of Justice
- Mark Zaid, Mark S. Zaid PC
- CLE Credit
- Yes
- Cost
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Administrative Law and Agency Practice Section $89.00
Courts, Lawyers and the Administration of Justice $89.00
Criminal Law and Individual Rights Section $89.00
D.C. Bar Members $99.00
Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Section $89.00
Government Attorneys $109.00
Government Contracts and Litigation Section $89.00
Litigation Section $89.00
Others $129.00
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