Freedom of information laws vary at the federal, state and municipal levels and are far from perfect. Requests may take years to fill and sometimes reveal little, particularly after redactions.

They’re arguing over four letters that form the core of transparency about what our government is up to: FOIA, or Freedom of Information Act, the federal version of which turns 50 next year.

His statement reignited discussions on the Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, a federal law enacted in 1966 that requires federal executive branch agencies to disclose information in specific ways.

Up until recently, towns and cities being fined for Connecticut Freedom of Information violations were somewhat rare.  Now we ...

Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Clients: The Associated Press and Michelle Smith ...

Freedom of Information. Nov 5, 2021 2 min read Copied “The liberties of a people never were, or ever will be, secure when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.” Patrick ...

Chair of the Assembly Committee on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, says his office used the Freedom of Information Law and ...

It's not just the Epstein files. The Trump administration is withholding all kinds of public records. Freedom of Information Act requests are regularly being ignored and rebuffed. President Donald ...