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FOIA Under Attack: Landmark Transparency Law Turns 60; Fed Gov't Blocking More Documents Than Ever

This month marks the 60th anniversary of the Freedom of Information Act, the landmark government transparency law that has helped reveal and publicize critical information about ev...

PAC Finds Police Department Violated FOIA in Withholding Investigative Records

A news media requester submitted a FOIA request to a police department seeking records related to an investigation of an arrested individual for a domestic incident. The department...

Cultivating Leadership and Security for the Future of FOIA

Cultivating Leadership and Security for the Future of FOIA The second in a series of conversations with Michael Sarich, former Director of FOIA at the Department of Veterans Affai...

Everlaw Prime Accelerates Public Records and FOIA Requests

Everlaw Prime Accelerates Public Records and FOIA RequestsEverlaw’s public records and FOIA request solution expedites response times while minimizing effort with an intuitive, uni...

Court Interprets Civil Penalty Provision of FOIA

After a police department failed to respond to a news agency’s FOIA request, the requester filed a lawsuit. Although the department produced its responsive records during the litig...

FOIA Software Buyer’s Guide: 8 Must Haves

White Paper FOIA Software Buyer’s Guide: 8 Must Haves Buying FOIA software? Read our must-haves here.

R1 Public University Shortens Response Times for FOIA Requests

R1 Public University Shortens Response Times for FOIA Requests Their StoryLimited resources can severely impact the efficacy and eff...

The Uses and Abuses on Campus of the Freedom of Information Act

The Uses and Abuses on Campus of the Freedom of Information Act Sara Brady Mon, 07/13/2026 - 03:00 AM We need to shame and condemn those who abuse the FO...

How Balancing Automation and Talent Reshapes the Flow of FOIA and Public Records Requests

How Balancing Automation and Talent Reshapes the Flow of FOIA and Public Records RequestsA Conversation with Michael Sarich, former Director of FOIA at the Department of Veterans A...

VLSI Tells Fed. Circ. To Allow Whistleblower Report After FOIA

VLSI Technology LLC urged the Federal Circuit Tuesday to unseal at least part of an anonymous whistleblower report that allegedly shows a connection between Intel Corp. and Patent...

Freedom of Information – Exemption 5 protects draft PTAB written decision

The 4th Circuit affirms withholding of draft PTAB written decisions under FOIA exemption 5 as predecisional and deliberative in EDVA. The post Freedom of Information – Exemption 5...

FOIA Suit Seeks EEO-1 Data the EEOC Wants to Stop Collecting

Administrative – Internal Communications Among Patent Judges – Withheld Materials

The Fourth Circuit affirmed that draft PTAB decisions and internal communications among patent judges are exempt from disclosure under FOIA’s deliberative-process exemption. The po...

Dodging FOIA at VMI

Bob Morris, a Virginia Military Institute alumni activist, has filed suit in York County Circuit Court against VMI alleging the withholding, redacting, and even altering public rec...

FCC Accused of Withholding DOGE Communications ‘in Bad Faith’

A watchdog group is seeking discovery after alleging the FCC failed to adequately produce records in a FOIA lawsuit.

Delaware Superior Court rules DOJ required to release invoices for attorney fees

The Superior Court of Delaware ruled the DOJ is required to disclose invoices for attorney fees requested by the ACLU under the Freedom of Information Act.

CA Citizens Could Be Hauled Into Court For Requesting Public Records, And Pay Outlandish Fees

Legislation that first amendment advocates are calling a very 'bad bill' would allow lawmakers to sue citizens they deem to have 'malicious intent' behind a public records request...

A Victory for Transparency

The Richmonder wins FOIA lawsuit against School Board over redacted documents. From The Richmonder: The Richmond School Board improperly redacted documents related to an investigat...

The FOI Files: When is withholding information in the public interest?

In a new series from The Journal Investigates, our team brings you behind the fight for the information you need to know.

The FOI Files: How we discovered 4 out of 5 culled badgers tested free of TB

The Access to Information on the Environment is a powerful tool that works alongside the FOI Act to bring us nuggets like this.

Newsom's Latest FOIA Stunt Ignores One Problem: His Own Secret Communications

FIRE Files Lawsuit Against ICE Violations of the First Amendment

ICE is a menace to freedom of speech, as well as other civil liberties.

Making Congressional Inquiries Easier

Making Congressional Inquiries Easierby John Carr

DoD Proposes Implementing Rule for FOCI Review Expansion for Unclassified Contracts

Go-To Guide The U.S. Department of Defense/War (DoD)’s proposed rule on Mitigating Risks Related to Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence would implement disclosure and bene...