In FY 2024, over 200,000 Freedom of Information Act requests were backlogged, according to the Government Accountability ...

An agreed-upon order filed Wednesday dismisses a civil lawsuit accusing Fort Smith and its top administrator of Freedom of ...

A democracy-focused legal nonprofit sued the Trump administration on Friday for not releasing Jeffrey Epstein-related ...

More from Wes on Freedom of Information. Debated, amended, and currently under siege – the Freedom of Information Act remains one of the sharpest weapons in a researcher’s arsenal.

Open records are an essential part of our democracy and the Freedom of Information act insures all of us have access to them. While Nebraska's FOIA laws are strong, there can still be barriers to ...

Latest News The Freedom of Information Act isn’t just for journalists. Here’s how you can use it too. By Jane Elizabeth Updated July 10, 2019 5:45 PM ...

The Freedom of Information Act made it possible for the Associated Press to acquire the video of President Bush's pre-Katrina teleconference. Similar releases have resulted in big stories, but ...

Federal agencies routinely flout the 1966 Freedom of Information Act, the so-called Open Government Act of 2007 that strengthens the 1966 law, and Obama's 2009 executive order directing agencies ...

On Thursday—a few days before July 4, the Freedom of Information Act’s 50th birthday—President Barack Obama signed one of the most hard-fought FOIA-reform bill s in decades.

For example, Senate Bill 1153, An Act Establishing An Exemption From Disclosure For Certain Higher Education Records Pertaining To Study, Teaching, or Research Under The Freedom Of Information Act ...