Twenty editions of the litigation manual were published by the American Civil Liberties Union, the last in 1997. Members of the Freedom of Information Act litigation community were becoming increasingly restive as a new edition did not appear. So the ACLU signed over copyright to the James Madison Project, which worked with the Electronic Privacy Information Center to publish an updated edition. It is for plaintiffs seeking disclosure under the US Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, the Government in the Sunshine Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act. It is not indexed. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Litigation Under the Federal Open Government Laws, published by EPIC in cooperation with Access Reports and the James Madison Project, is the standard reference work covering all aspects of the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, the Government in the Sunshine Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The book draws upon the expertise of practicing attorneys who are recognized experts in the field. Appendices include the text of the relevant acts, and sample pleadings for litigators. This is a comprehensive guide to FOIA and open government, essential for anyone interested in open access laws. The twenty-second edition includes an index of key terms, and is updated with new significant cases.

2012 edition. Issued biennially. Contains a discussion of the Privacy Act's disclosure prohibition, its access and amendment provisions, and its agency recordkeeping requirements. Provides reference to, and legal analysis of, court decisions interpreting the Act's provisions.

Contains an overview discussion of the Freedom of Information Act's (FOIA) exemptions, its law enforcement record exclusions, and its most important procedural aspects. 2009 edition. Issued biennially. Other related products: Report of the Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy, Pursuant to Public Law 236, 103d Congress can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/052-071-01228-1 Overview of the Privacy Act of 1974, 2015 Edition can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/027-000-01429-1