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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...

Alex Saloutos: Anyone can lay down the law on open records

When a government tells you a record is being withheld, that is not the last word. It is one person’s reading, and sometimes it is wrong. You can read the statute yourself, point t...

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...

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...

Your Right to Know: Anyone can lay down the law on open records

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...

DPI sued over $34,000 open records fee

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty sued DPI, alleging a $34,014 fee for public records violates Wisconsin open records law. The post DPI sued over $34,000 open records f...

CM Wong files FOIL after months of MTA inaction on overcrowded Queens express buses

Council Member Phil Wong has filed a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request seeking internal Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) records after receiving complaints that...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty: WILL takes DPI to court over $34,000 transparency tax

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) has filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) for flagrantly violating the state’s...

Freedom of Information – UVA appropriately withheld documents under ‘working papers’ exemption

Where a requester argued that certain documents he sought from the President of the University of Virginia were wrongly withheld under the “working papers” exemption, his argument...

Wisconsin group filed lawsuit against DPI over teacher license records

(The Center Square) – Another Wisconsin group has filed a lawsuit against the state’s Department of Public Instruction, this time over a $34,000 price tag to receive records relate...

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.

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...

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...

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...

PBM Challenges Public Disclosure Laws in Texas to Protect Confidential Information

On June 9, 2026, Express Scripts, Inc. (Express Scripts) filed an action against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, seeking a declaratory judgment to prevent the Texas A&M Univ...

WA AGO handled public records request in ‘discriminatory way,’ requester says

(The Center Square) - The release of sensitive internal communications between the Washington State Attorney General’s Office and lawmakers about how to push forward a millionaire'...

Lawsuit claims DPI violated Wisconsin open meetings law

A conservative watchdog group sues Wisconsin's Department of Public Instruction, alleging a secret 2024 educator conference violated the state's open meetings law. The post Lawsuit...

Open records lawsuit filed over Wisconsin capitol police redactions

(The Center Square) – The Wisconsin Department of Administration is facing a new lawsuit over redactions to police reports released by capitol police that include accusations made...

New state proposal seeks to make filling vacant elected positions more transparent

The OPEN Appointments Act seeks to force local and statewide offices to post a public notice for every vacant position.