In 1975, FOIA significantly increased document declassification.
Evidence
The year 1975 was the beginning of FOIA’s golden age. “Applications under the Freedom of Information Act are slowly beginning to dislodge documents from the Central Intelligence Agency, and tidbits from the agency’s secret files are floating all over Washington,” wrote Nicholas Horrock in The New York Times in May 1975. “An amendment to the Freedom of Information Act that went into effect in February has vastly increased the number of documents that are being declassified.” — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 214
Categorization
- XREF: This further contextualizes how FOIA reshaped access to government documents. — connects to: FOIA legitimized the previously unilateral classification system. — David E Pozen; Michael Schudson, Troubling Transparency- The History and…, 87; FOIA has existed for over fifty years and allowed iterative amendments. — David E Pozen; Michael Schudson, Troubling Transparency- The History and…, 299; The Justice Department has resisted FOIA compliance since its inception. — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 113 (+2 more)
- corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 214
Library Connections
- The Justice Department has resisted FOIA compliance since its inception.
#complicates(0.60) — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 113
Broader Connections
- In 1974, Congress voted to strengthen FOIA, but faced a veto attempt.
#expands(0.80) — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 113 - FOIA has existed for over fifty years and allowed iterative amendments.
#expands(0.70) — David E Pozen; Michael Schudson, Troubling Transparency- The History and…, 299