Expedite a FOIA lawsuit? Trump administration wants $50K first
Pay-to-play comes for Freedom of Information Act litigation
We sued the government over excessive secrecy three times this week
Plus: New report shows classification mistakes are rampant
Your kitchen cabinets are a national security threat
The dumbest things the government has done, or hidden, in the name of national security
Three new FPF FOIA suits target threats to transparency, press freedom
Because the public can’t participate in a secretive, censorial government
Will the FBI tell us if it knew Charlie Kirk was in danger?
Plus: 9/11 records turn 25 next year. They should be automatically declassified.
Many 9/11 records should be automatically declassified next year
But because of a broken classification system, that won’t happen
Tell Congress to protect FOIA offices
Use FPF’s new tool to ask your representatives to put a stop to secrecy
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
Administration kills 11, provides no legal rationale
FPF FOIA request seeks legal justification for Venezuelan boat strike
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.
