A federal prisoner incarcerated on racketeering and drug-related convictions brings an action against the U.S
Department of Justice (DOJ) alleging violation of the Government in the Sunshine Act in connection with his requests for a variety of records that he believes would exonerate him and show government misconduct. Describe the purpose of the Government in the Sunshine Act and how the act could help the prisoner.
The Government in the Sunshine Act generally requires that agency
meetings be open to public observation: "[E]very portion of every meeting of an
agency shall be open to public observation." Congress enacted the Sunshine Act to ensure that the government "conduct[s] the public's business in public." Shurberg Broadcasting of Hartford, Inc. v. FCC, 617 F.Supp. 825, 828 (D.D.C.1985). The prisoner could assert that the U.S. Department of Justice violated the act in seeking post-conviction relief.
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