Mass Media Law ch 9

a federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying, except those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute

unlawful entry on another person's land or property

state and federal statutes that requires that certain meetings of public agencies - normally in the executive branch of the government - be open to the public and the press

a five-member body appointed by the president whose function is to administer the federal laws relating to advertising, antitrust, and many other business matters

an asserted common-law privilege of the president and other executives to keep presidential papers, records, and other documents secret, even from Congress

a federal law that requires approximately 50 federal agencies and bureaus to hold all their meetings in publish, unless a subject under discussion is included within one of the 10 exemptions contained in the statute

the process undertaken by courts to interpret or construe the meaning of statutes

state and federal statutes that require that certain records of public agencies - normally in the executive branch of government - be open for inspection and copying by the public and the press

a federal statute that forbids the disclosure of specific material held by federal agencies on the grounds that its release could invade the privacy of the subject of the report or document

damages that can be awarded to a plaintiff in a lawsuit upon proof of specific monetary loss