FPF sues Justice Department over Qatari plane secrecy
The U.S. classifies far too many secrets, obstructing democracy.
Excessive government secrecy takes many forms, from agencies needlessly claiming documents are classified to ignoring information requests and destroying records — even when the documents show government fraud or illegal conduct. This hinders a free press, effective oversight, and the public’s ability to self govern.
We need to fight for systemic improvements, and we need the press to vigorously question the government every time it says something is classified.
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Many 9/11 records should be automatically declassified next year
But because of a broken classification system, that won’t happen
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How bad is secrecy? We don't know legal basis for killing 11
Plus: The JD Vance meme is harmless. But detaining someone for 18 hours over it and denying having any information about the detainment isn’t
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Administration kills 11, provides no legal rationale
FPF FOIA request seeks legal justification for Venezuelan boat strike
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The U.S. government is hiding Öztürk records. Its rationale is insulting
If the government was really concerned about protecting privacy, it wouldn’t have abducted and detained Öztürk for writing an op-ed
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Most classified records don’t deserve protection — or justify an FBI raid
There are a lot of good reasons to hate John Bolton. This isn’t one of them
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The Energy Department is trying to close your FOIA request
Plus: What we’re doing about Trump’s D.C. takeover
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How climate change researcher Rachel Santarsiero makes FOIA work
The challenges are steep, but persistence can pay off
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What happened the day the BLS chief was fired? An FPF FOIA seeks answers
Plus: the Church Committee uncovered the CIA’s worst spying abuses. Some of the committee’s own records may soon be declassified
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620 days to find one document in response to FPF FOIA? That’s why we sued
Plus: Our top 10 FOIA requests and how you can help
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Don’t let Washington’s city council weaken FOIA
Plus: A good ruling in New York cuts down on police misconduct secrecy
