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Department of Justice Guide to the Freedom of Information Act Exclusions In amending the Freedom of Information Act in 1986, Congress created a novel mechanism for protecting certain especially sensitive law enforcement matters, under subsection (c) of the These three special protection provisions, referred to as record " Exclusions ," are reserved for certain specified circumstances. The record Exclusions expressly authorize federal law enforcement agencies, under these exceptional circumstances, to "treat the records as not subject to the requirements of [the FOIA].

Department of Justice Guide to the Freedom of Information Act Exclusions 2 concept that is colloquially known as "Glomarization."5 That latter term refers to the situation in which an agency expressly refuses to confirm or deny the existence of

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