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Chicago Tribune highlights private citizens using state’s FOIA to reveal information, change laws

Posted on April 9, 2021

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.”…

Activists flood govt. with FOIA requests in tribute to Aaron Swartz

Posted on January 31, 2013

From Wired:

In honor of the transparency fights that coder and internet activist Aaron Swartz led while alive, an online records processing service has submitted more than 100 public records requests on behalf of members of the public.

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Activist’s nine-year navy FOIA fight ends in Supreme Court win

Posted on October 1, 2012

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

Posted on March 15, 2012

From NorwichBulletin.com:

James McNair, a former Colchester school board member, calls himself “the FOI guy.”

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