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The Freedom of Information Act gives Americans the right to see what records the government has on any subject—including you.
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The Freedom of Information Act gives Americans the right to see what records the government has on any subject—including you.
Summary What is FOIA? FOIA Exemptions and Exclusions...
A short excerpt from the long opinion in Barlow v. Dep't of Navy, decided Sept. 11 by Merit Systems Protection… The post FA with "FAFO" and FO appeared first on Reason Magazine.
A reporter submitted a FOIA request to a city seeking copies of correspondence exchanged between a city official and a representative from a private company, which the city officia...
Summary 1. Confirm Request and Gather Records 2. Upload To Everl...
Nate Jones / Washington Post: The US DHS says it will “revolutionize” its FOIA process by using AI to handle certain types of requests and recommend what information should be reda...
In its 9th binding opinion for 2026, the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor (PAC) found in favor of a public body in a FOIA appeal involving a request for storm se...
Why not let the bots choose what you can and can't find out about what your government is doing?
The First District Appellate Court overturned a trial court’s denial of civil penalties in a FOIA case challenging a police department’s response to a news media’s FOIA requests. N...
The Public Access Counselor of the Illinois Attorney General’s office (PAC) issued its 11th binding opinion for 2026 finding a public body in violation of FOIA when it denied a req...
For twenty-five years I never had to think about freedom-of-information requests, but in the last year I have been the subject of two such requests.
The Presidency has noted recent speculative reports concerning an ongoing Freedom of Information Act case before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. For...
A very interesting forthcoming article by noted media lawyer Steve Zansberg in the Fall 2026 issue of the Communications Lawyer;… The post "Are the Government's Conversations with...
A federal judge has ordered the CIA to begin releasing records related to January 6 by November 16, including documents on shots fired inside the Capitol, requests for bomb technic...
By Matthew Vadum The Supreme Court on Oct. 13 agreed to decide whether a federal judge improperly ordered broad discovery against the U.S. DOGE Service in a Freedom of Information...
The Public Access to Court Electronic Records system rakes in about $145 million per year but only costs a fraction of that to operate.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 — The proposed Freedom of Information Bill 2026 must genuinely provide access to information...
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