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Government Records Law and Practices

Resources in this category:
   Minnesota Court Record Retention Schedule (Minnesota Judicial Branch)
This document not only provides the timetable for keeping documents, it also serves as a valuable inventory of all the documents the courts themselves receive or create that you, or others, may want to obtain.
   Second Judicial District Court Civil Records (Minnesota Second Judicial District (Ramsey County))
   Second Judicial District Marriage License Records (Minnesota Second Judicial District (Ramsey County))
"We have marriage records for Ramsey County from 1850 to the present."
   Stearns County District Court Records Research and Searches (Stearns County District Court Administrator)
   Collected Federal Agency Freedom of Information Act Sites (U.S. Department of Justice)
A quick way to find the FOIA-specific portions of federal agency websites.
   Department of Justice Freedom of Information Act Home Page (U.S. Department of Justice)
   Electronic FOIA Reading Rooms: Frequently Requested Records (Department of Justice)
This key page takes you to separately maintained "reading rooms" of the Office of the Attorney General, Office of the Deputy Attorney General, Antitrust Division, Civil Rights Division, Community Oriented Policing Services, Criminal Division, Drug Enforcement Administration, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Executive Office for United States Trustees, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, Justice Management Division, National Security Division, Office of Dispute Resolution, Office of Information and Privacy, Office of the Inspector General, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Legal Counsel, Office of Legislative Affairs, Professional Responsibility Advisory Office, Tax Division, and United States Marshals Service.
   File Not Found: 10 Years After E-FOIA, Most Federal Agencies Are Delinquent by The National Security Archive (March 12, 2007) (George Washington University)
"Only One in Five Federal Agencies Meets Congress's Requirements 10 Years After Electronic Freedom of Information Amendments"
   Minnesota Data Practices Act Video Presentations by Information Policy Analysis Division (Minnesota Department of Administration)
"The presentations can be used as an educational tool for government entity employees ... or members of the public[.]"

When announced in September 2007, videos included:

  • Data Practices Laws and Terms (5 minutes)
  • Introduction to Data Classification in Minnesota (5 minutes)
  • Making and Responding to Data Practices Requests (9 minuets)
   The National Security Archive (The George Washington University)
"An independent non-governmental research institute and library ..., the Archive collects and publishes declassified documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. [A]lso serves as a repository of government records on ... topics pertaining to the national security, foreign, intelligence, and economic policies of the United States."

See also:
  • Minnesota and Local Public Records
  • Local Government Law
  • National Security Law
  • Privacy Law
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