How a FOIA Request into Hillary Clinton's Emails Revealed a Criminal Investigation
Clinton had characterized the FBI's investigation as "routine," but the DOJ now refers to it as a "law enforcement proceeding."
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Virginia Bill Would Exempt Cops' Names, Positions from FOIA Requests
After The Virginian-Pilot requested the names of all police officers in the state to track problem cops.
Houston PD Releases Highly Redacted Use of Force Policy to Black Lives Matter, Says It Was AG Decision (Updated)
But the Office of the Attorney General told Reason they had no record of that request.
Government-Funded Scientists: Never Hide Anything from the Public
Actually, science only works well when all researchers show their work
School System Wants $77K from Michigan Mom to Fulfill Her FOIA Request | Updated!
Sherry Smith just wants to know how the school system decided on placement for her special-needs son.
Snowden Documentary Director Sues to Find Out How She Ended Up on Watchlists
She was getting pulled aside and interrogated almost a decade before Citizenfour.
Ain't No Sunshine When He's On: Obama Administration Most Opaque Ever
Another record in avoiding transparency
Transparency is a Pro-Government Policy
Secrecy breeds mistrust among the public, an assumption that the government is doing things it shouldn't
How the NSA and Its Allies Tried to Stop the First Book-Length Exposé of the Agency
James Bamford's battles with the National Security Agency.
Obama Administration Continues to Stick Its Info Where the Sun Doesn't Shine
"Transparency" continues to elude feds.
NSA's Talking Points About Snowden Classified as Secrets
Apparently releasing their spin would cause "grave danger to national security."
Virginia Lawmaker Working on Scaling Back State FOIA Exemptions
Three bills being introduced
Illinois State Police Deny FOIA Request on How Case of Dead Teacher Found on Interstate Was Handled
Body was found 12 hours after callers reported a man in distress
Sandy Hook Sympathy and Secrecy
The frivolous arguments for suppressing the 911 calls placed during the Newtown massacre.
NARA: Shutdown Delayed FOIA Request Processing
Statute doesn't actually allow extensions due to government shutdown or even inclement weather
RNC Files FOIA Request for Obamacare Enrollment Numbers
Well, let us know what they tell you in a year or so
NSA FOIA Requests Up 1000 Percent Since Edward Snowden Disclosures
FOIA request revealed the jump in FOIA requests
The Most Powerful Military in the World Struggles to Track Down a Working Fax Machine
Maybe there's something to those bumper stickers about the military having to hold a bake sale
Department of Defense Finds Working Fax Machine for FOIA Requests
Can now keep ignoring them!
Judge Rules Secret Service Records of White House Visitors Not Subject to FOIA
Because their release would be like releasing the president's schedule, judge decides
US Lab Analyzed Osama bin Laden DNA, Had Records Despite Saying Otherwise in FOIA Response
More Snowden revealed liars
Judge Dings EPA for Trying To Sidestep Freedom of Information Law
Bogus email accounts raise eyebrows
MIT, JSTOR File Motions to Be Allowed to Review, Redact, FOIA Responses on Aaron Swartz
Specifically any Secret Service documents that might exist
NSA: Responding to FOIA Requests Would Help "Our Adversaries"
Everything you want helps the enemy
NSA Responds to FOIA Request about Personal Information: It Would Help Our Enemies
Government as obsessed about enemies as any paranoid-scizophrenic
Justice Department Hasn't Challenged Any Agency's FOIA Exemptions Since 2009
They're doing a heckuva job, they say
Executive Branch Has Wide Latitude To Keep Documents Classified, Says Appeals Court
They can keep secrets, but we can't
