Putting TRAC to Work
  Legal and Scholarly
Yale Journal on Regulation
June 14, 2026

FOIA and Data-Driven Journalism
By Bernard Bell


The limits on qualification for the program seem largely distinct from the theory underlying the net metering program. A variety of non-commercial academic, interest groups, and other scientific researchers surely produce just as valuable shadow work as that performed by media entities. Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse is just one example. LaMonte offers little reason to categorically exclude non-commercial academic and scientific researchers from participation.


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