Teaching Access, or Freedom of Information Law

21 Pages Posted: 27 Sep 2013

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Richard J. Peltz-Steele

University of Massachusetts School of Law at Dartmouth

Date Written: September 23, 2013

Abstract

Based on the author’s experience developing and administering the course and materials, this article provides an introduction and resources to teach a graduate journalism or professional law school course on access to government, commonly called “freedom of information law,” which may be constructed as a capstone course in law school. The appendices provide supporting material and references.

Keywords: teaching, law, journalism, access, freedom of information, FOI, FOIA, capstone, course

JEL Classification: I29, K13, K19, K23, K39, K49, L84, L89

Suggested Citation

Peltz-Steele, Richard J., Teaching Access, or Freedom of Information Law (September 23, 2013). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2329998 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2329998

Richard J. Peltz-Steele (Contact Author)

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