The Government Has Not Revealed How Deportation Decisions Are Made
The Board of Immigration Appeals failed to respond to FOIAs about their process for issuing stays of removal. A new lawsuit seeks the information that was withheld.
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The Lede, Issue #29: Fire Insurance in California, Filing a FOIA Request, the Evolution of the Celebrity Profile, and More
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Why Scientific Transparency Is So Tricky
People love transparency in science, until they don’t. By Paul D. Thacker The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s logo…
A FOIA for the Digital Age
After fifty years of the Freedom of Information Act, it’s past time to consider what the legislation would…
The Freedom of Information Act—and the Hero Who Pioneered It
Celebrating the curious and deeply unpopular political career of John Moss, godfather of the FOIA.
Trying (and Failing) to Get Records From the ‘Most Transparent Administration’
A firsthand look at the incompetence and neglect behind President Obama's failure to make good on his FOIA promises.
Can Transparency, Academic Freedom Coexist?
A request for historian William Cronon's emails creates a contest between two cherished American values — seeing inside government's guts and untrammeled inquiry by academics.
C’mon, Peek Inside Elena Kagan’s Inbox
Genuine access to pertinent — if mundane — public documents celebrates a milestone, as Elena Kagan’s Clinton-era e-mails are made easily readable by the public.
Curses, FOIA’d Again
The Obama administration's stated push for more government openness hasn't fully manifested itself in the Freedom of Information arena.