Conservative watchdog group sues for documents on the alleged removal of the West Point crest from chapel Bibles, following ...

For example, if you click “Making a FOIA Request,” the page tells you it’s important to consider several things when preparing a FOIA request: any procedural requirements laid out by the statute and ...

Curious about how your tax dollars are spent or how your elected officials are voting? It's all found in public records that all citizens can request. Find out how in this primer on the FOIA system.

How to file a FOIA request That being said, the FOIA can be a powerful tool if used judiciously and properly—and since making a FOIA request is free, it’s always worth a try.

That request sought: All internal reports and/or memoranda that were sent to the Unemployment Insurance Agency director and/or acting director between Dec. 1, 2013, and Aug. 31, 2015, about the ...

To qualify, you have to establish that there is “urgency FOIA from Page 2 to inform” the public about an ongoing government matter. In 2004, for example, a federal court granted faster processing when ...

This is Part 2 of a two-part series on FOIA’s deliberative process privilege. Click here to read Part 1, which explores the history of the privilege and how it’s frequently abused by federal agencies.