An April 2, 2021, Chicago Tribune article by Courtney Kueppers demonstrates how private citizens using the Illinois Freedom of Information Act can “shape public discourse and change laws.”…
Tag: citizen activists
Activists flood govt. with FOIA requests in tribute to Aaron Swartz
Activist’s nine-year navy FOIA fight ends in Supreme Court win
From Bloomberg:
Glen Milner wanted to know the dangers posed by the Navy’s Indian Island munitions facility near Port Townsend, Washington. So in 2003, he filed a Freedom of Information request.
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FOI laws protect right to know, but few putting them to use
From NorwichBulletin.com:
James McNair, a former Colchester school board member, calls himself “the FOI guy.”
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