District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act
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The District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act is a local open-records law that guarantees public access to most D.C. government documents and meetings, promoting transparency and accountability in the District’s agencies and boards.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act canonical | 2 |
| D.C. FOIA | 1 |
| D.C. Freedom of Information Act | 1 |
| DC FOIA | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7460580 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act Context triple: [District of Columbia boards, subjectTo, District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act]
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A.
District of Columbia Open Meetings Act
The District of Columbia Open Meetings Act is a transparency law that requires most D.C. government bodies to conduct their meetings openly and provide public access to their deliberations and decisions.
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B.
District of Columbia Home Rule Act
The District of Columbia Home Rule Act is a U.S. federal law that grants Washington, D.C. limited self-government, including an elected mayor and council, while reserving ultimate authority to Congress.
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C.
Law of the District of Columbia
The Law of the District of Columbia comprises the body of federal and local statutes, regulations, and legal principles that govern Washington, D.C., including its unique status and structure as the U.S. capital.
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D.
Code of the District of Columbia
The Code of the District of Columbia is the official compilation of all permanent laws currently in force in Washington, D.C., organized by subject into a comprehensive statutory code.
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E.
District of Columbia Human Rights Act
The District of Columbia Human Rights Act is a comprehensive civil rights law that prohibits discrimination in areas such as employment, housing, and public accommodations within Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act Target entity description: The District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act is a local open-records law that guarantees public access to most D.C. government documents and meetings, promoting transparency and accountability in the District’s agencies and boards.
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A.
District of Columbia Open Meetings Act
The District of Columbia Open Meetings Act is a transparency law that requires most D.C. government bodies to conduct their meetings openly and provide public access to their deliberations and decisions.
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B.
District of Columbia Home Rule Act
The District of Columbia Home Rule Act is a U.S. federal law that grants Washington, D.C. limited self-government, including an elected mayor and council, while reserving ultimate authority to Congress.
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C.
Law of the District of Columbia
The Law of the District of Columbia comprises the body of federal and local statutes, regulations, and legal principles that govern Washington, D.C., including its unique status and structure as the U.S. capital.
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D.
Code of the District of Columbia
The Code of the District of Columbia is the official compilation of all permanent laws currently in force in Washington, D.C., organized by subject into a comprehensive statutory code.
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E.
District of Columbia Human Rights Act
The District of Columbia Human Rights Act is a comprehensive civil rights law that prohibits discrimination in areas such as employment, housing, and public accommodations within Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
District of Columbia statute
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freedom of information law ⓘ open records law ⓘ |
| administeredBy | District of Columbia government agencies ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
D.C. FOIA
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D.C. Freedom of Information Act ⓘ DC FOIA ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
District of Columbia boards and commissions
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District of Columbia executive agencies ⓘ District of Columbia government agencies ⓘ
linked to:
Government of the District of Columbia
District of Columbia public bodies ⓘ records created or maintained by District of Columbia public bodies ⓘ records regardless of physical form ⓘ |
| contains |
deadlines for agency responses
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exemptions from disclosure ⓘ procedures for requesting records ⓘ provisions for administrative appeals ⓘ provisions for judicial review ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| enforcedBy |
District of Columbia Superior Court
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linked to:
Superior Court of the District of Columbia
|
| grantsRightTo | any person to request access to District of Columbia public records ⓘ |
| includes |
fee provisions for searching and copying records
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provisions for waiver or reduction of fees in the public interest ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | District of Columbia ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
administrative law
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government transparency ⓘ public records law ⓘ |
| modeledAfter |
United States Freedom of Information Act
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linked to:
Freedom of Information Act
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| policyGoal |
to deter government misconduct through openness
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to foster an informed citizenry in the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| purpose |
to guarantee public access to most District of Columbia government records
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to promote accountability of District of Columbia agencies and boards ⓘ to promote transparency in District of Columbia government ⓘ to provide a statutory right of access to public records ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
District of Columbia Open Meetings Act
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United States Freedom of Information Act ⓘ
linked to:
Freedom of Information Act
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| requires |
agencies to disclose records upon request unless an exemption applies
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agencies to respond to FOIA requests within statutory time limits ⓘ |
| scope |
covers certain meetings of public bodies
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covers copying of public records ⓘ covers electronic public records ⓘ covers inspection of public records ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
statutory exemptions for deliberative process materials
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statutory exemptions for law enforcement records ⓘ statutory exemptions for personal privacy ⓘ statutory exemptions for trade secrets and confidential commercial information ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act Description of subject: The District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act is a local open-records law that guarantees public access to most D.C. government documents and meetings, promoting transparency and accountability in the District’s agencies and boards.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act
linked to: District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act
linked to: District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act
District of Columbia Open Meetings Act
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relatedTo
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District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act
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