FOIA Litigation News
Memphis paper wins FOIA fight with FBI
A Memphis newspaper won a round Tuesday in its battle for access to the FBI's files on a famous civil rights era photographer who reportedly spied on top civil rights leaders for the agency in the 1960s. More > >
Open government lawsuit forces revote by county supervisors
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has done an about face on a controversial land development vote, after a Californians Aware lawsuit claimed the Board violated California's open meeting law. More > >
Judge orders Kentucky state agency to pay legal fees for illegally withholding public records
In a sharply critical decision, a judge has ordered a state agency to pay $16,550 in fines and $56,663 in legal costs to three newspapers for illegally withholding public records involving child-abuse deaths and serious injuries. More > >
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Open Government News and Blog
Washington Senate considers limiting public records requests
State lawmakers are exploring a plan that could limit how governments respond to requests for public documents, allowing them to get a court order if they can prove that a request creates a "significant burden." More > >
Open government laws introduced in Utah Legislature
An advocate for open government, Rep. Kraig Powell, R-Heber City, is sponsoring two bills aimed at that goal, one serious and the other to make a point. More > >
Loudoun (Va.) supervisors again urge settlement in FOIA litigation battle
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors once again made its message clear at a board meeting Wednesday: It wants the ongoing legal matter between freelance journalist Beverly Bradford and the Loudoun County Board of Equalization to come to an end. More > >
EPIC files FOIA request over first Google Privacy Report to FTC
The Electronic Privacy Information Center Wednesday filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking access to Google’s first mandatory privacy report to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). More > >
LA supervisors, with governor, violate open meetings law: No biggie?
This disrespectful scoff at the legal requirements for transparency occurred in the most populous county in the nation’s most populous state. There was nothing to indicate even a scintilla of remorse, outrage or apology. More > >