The State Democracy Defenders Fund is investigating whether Trump, the DOJ, and the FBI are involved in a cover-up designed to hide information about Epstein.

Background. I n November 2024, Elon Musk posted on social media, "There should be no need for [Freedom of Information Act] requests. All government data should be default public for maximum ...

The Freedom of Information Act seeks to ensure public access to federal records. Tim Burton’s 1988 film “Beetlejuice” tells the tale of a crude, comical ghost summoned from the netherworld ...

Two identical open-record requests into a teacher/coach accused of sexual misconduct yielded two very different responses ...

By contrast, FOIA has a presumption of disclosure and contains nine exemptions that primarily give the government discretion to exempt information from disclosure.

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced that it has received additional requests for contractors’ EEO-1 Reports under the Freedom of Information Act. These FOIA requests ...

The Freedom of Information Act lets the public request access to government emails. Officials—from Hillary Clinton to Anthony Fauci's adviser—keep trying to get around it.

Almost a year after the FBI’s supposed targeting of traditional Catholics came to light, a conservative Catholic organization has filed a Freedom of Information Act request to find out just how ...

In May 2011, the ACLU filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Justice Department seeking information about the government's use and interpretation of Patriot Act Section 215, which ...

A Sebastian County Circuit Court judge will preside over a hearing Aug. 12 on a civil lawsuit that accuses Fort Smith and its ...

The number of FOIA requests to the county this year will nearly triple the amount from five years ago, increasing to over 1,000 this and last year, according to county Corporation Counsel John Scapka.