FOIA

Politics

Federal Judge Questions Obama's License to Kill While Upholding His Right to Keep Its Legal Rationale a Secret

Jacob Sullum | 1.3.2013 6:33 PM

Politics

FOIA Court Filings Up 28 Percent Under Obama

Compared to last four years of George W. Bush

Reason Staff | 12.26.2012 7:50 AM

Civil Liberties

Case Closed in Guantanamo FOIA Fight

Pentagon wins

Reason Staff | 12.12.2012 11:28 AM

Policy

FOIA? Forget It!

White House transparency

Peter Suderman | 11.28.2012 3:47 PM

Politics

Obama: Transparently Disappointing

The president has fallen far short of promises to establish "an unprecedented level of openness in government."

Mike Riggs | 11.14.2012 1:30 PM

Politics

Obama Administration Outsourced FOIA Process

Maybe not the best place to start privatizing

Reason Staff | 10.11.2012 8:42 AM

Politics

Supreme Court to Review Law Barring Non-Virginia Residents from FOIA Requests

Case brought up by Rhode Island man divorced and seeking custody of child in Virginia

Reason Staff | 10.9.2012 2:36 PM

Politics

Obama FOIA Record Worse Than Bush

Is it Bush's fault??

Reason Staff | 10.1.2012 11:48 AM

Politics

19 Out of 20 Cabinet Agencies in the Most Transparent Administration In History Disregard Disclosure Law

Peter Suderman | 9.28.2012 12:21 PM

Politics

GWU National Security Archive Says DOJ Evaluation of FOIA Compliance Too Rosy

The government's track record on FOIA requests is much murkier than advertised

Reason Staff | 8.20.2012 12:32 PM

Politics

U.S. Government Says That Already-Leaked Wikileaks Cables Are Still Classified

Lucy Steigerwald | 7.24.2012 6:53 PM

Politics

Arkansas Supreme Court Rules Against Jacksonville Police Department for Trying to Include Employee Wages in FOIA Fee and Complaining About FOIA Request Being "Too Burdensome"

Ed Krayewski | 6.15.2012 9:52 AM

Politics

Why Shouldn't Point Break Auteur Kathryn Bigelow Get the Same Respect as a Journalist?

Tim Cavanaugh | 1.6.2012 5:47 PM

Politics

Climate Change FOIA Hypocrisy: Information About Climate Change Research Wants to Be Free

Ronald Bailey | 6.3.2011 12:05 PM

Politics

Obama Administration Continues to Make a Mockery of FOIA

Mike Riggs | 6.2.2011 4:33 PM

Politics

Too Much Information

Conservatives should use state open records laws to go after the government, not individuals.

Shikha Dalmia | 4.12.2011 7:00 AM

Politics

Yahoo! and Verizon: How Much Do the Feds Pay Us to Help Them Spy On You? You Don't Wanna Know!

Brian Doherty | 12.3.2009 12:17 PM