The FOIA and the Privacy Act are both incorporated into the ___.
The Privacy Act is a federal statute that prohibits the government from disclosing private records or information in its possession regarding ___.
Similar to Section 1983 brought against state officials and municipalities, ___ actions are constitutional claims brought directly under the authority of the Constitution against federal employees acting under color of federal law in violation of a person's Constitutional rights.
Persons sued under Section 1983 may be protected from liability by either absolute or qualified ___.
___ immunity is a doctrine inherited from old England holding that the government is immune or free from liability.
Judges sued under Section 1983 for judicial acts, prosecutors sued for actions taken in their advocacy role such as appearing in court, and law enforcement officers sued for enforcing court orders and testifying in court, and legislators sued for performing legislative functions, are protected from liability by ___ immunity.
State and federal courts have ___ jurisdiction over Section 1983 claims, meaning that Section 1983 actions can be brought in either.
___ liability is more limited than personal liability.
The three forms of ___ that FOIA provides for are
publication, inspection and copying,
and production upon request.
___ damages are not available against localities in a Section 1983 action, but __ damages are available against individuals found to have deprived one of a constitutional right under color of law.
The purpose of the FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (___), a federal statute, is to make information held by the government available to the public, and thereby ensure an informed citizenry.
The Government in the ___ Act is a federal statute that requires that agency meetings be open to the public for observation.
Another limitation on government tort liability is the doctrine that the government and officials are immune to liability for acts that are owed to the __ generally and no specific duty is owed to an individual.
Another limitation on federal government tort liability is the principle that the government can legislate limitations on the ___ of damages and that the government is not liable for punitive damages.
The ___ in Government Act of 1978 requires the high ranking federal officials and much of their staffs to file detailed financial statements.
Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871 allows claims to be brought by citizens against persons or municipalities who, while acting under __ of law, caused the plaintiff to be deprived of a right protected under the Constitution or laws of the United States.
The Federal ___ Claims Act (1946) gave private parties the right to sue the US in federal court for certain torts committed by persons acting on behalf of the US.
The ___ Act prohibits federal employees from being candidates for a partisan elected office, and prohibits them from raising funds, identifying themselves as government employees while expressing their support for a partisan candidate or issue, using government facilities for expressing support for a partisan candidate or issue, or supporting a partisan candidate or issue while at work.