Thanks to the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, information such as court documents, police arrest records, marriage certificates, and more are all available for the public to find, study, and gather, and New Jerseyans are not any different thanks to the Tennessee Open Records Act. This legislation, itself in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act at the national level, supplies East Cleveland citizens with specifics relating to instances of governmental involvement, such as the addresses and names of those involved, the events leading up an incidence, results and sentences handed down, and much more. These laws and regulations give the people of America, and East Cleveland, the power to examine and understand their legal rights, the precedents that brought about those rights, and when those rights are infringed upon, which in turn results in a more free and transparent society for all.