Recommended Titles and Treatises
To help provide access to the Texas State Law Library's legal resources, the reference librarians have selected the most noteworthy titles in our collection and arranged them here by subject. The titles listed for each subject feature a brief summary written by a reference librarian, and each subject's titles are divided into those that are specific to Texas law and those that aren't.
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Public Information and Records
Federal information disclosure
2 volumes. Updated semiannually.
The winter 2012 edition of this title offers in-depth treatment of the federal Freedom of Information Act. O'Reilly speaks with authority on the historical development and current status of the competing laws promoting government openness and laws protecting the privacy rights of individuals and businesses. Specific chapters cover FOIA definitions, affirmative publication and rule dissemination, FOIA in court, confidential business information, the agency memoranda exemption, law enforcement records, court records disclosure, and state information and access laws.