You filed a FOIA, then the agency wrongly demanded ID. What now?
Plus: more updates from FPF’s FOIA trenches, and how news deserts enable government secrecy.
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
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
The Energy Department is trying to close your FOIA request
Plus: What we’re doing about Trump’s D.C. takeover
How climate change researcher Rachel Santarsiero makes FOIA work
The challenges are steep, but persistence can pay off
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
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
FPF’s Top 10 most urgent FOIA requests
Why these disclosures would help fight threats to the press, help fight expanding surveillance, and more
FPF sues Justice Department over Qatari plane secrecy
Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeks legal justification for Trump acceptance of luxury jet
Don’t let Washington’s city council weaken FOIA
Plus: A good ruling in New York cuts down on police misconduct secrecy
