Skip to content
Legal Hotline

FEMA Must Reimburse $105,000 in Legal Fees in Records Dispute

Post categories

  1. First Amendment
· Story link The Federal Emergency Management Agency will have to reimburse several Florida newspapers $105,000 in legal fees for…
Posted on

· Story link

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will have to reimburse several Florida newspapers $105,000 in legal fees for its refusal to provide records of $1.2 billion in disaster relief grants following storms in 2004. “The amount speaks for itself. It’s a victory for the First Amendment,” said Chuck Tobin, attorney for the Ft. Myers News Press, the Pensacola News Journal and Florida Today. (12/14/07)

Stay informed by signing up for our mailing list

Keep up with our work by signing up to receive our monthly newsletter. We'll send you updates about the cases we're doing with journalists, news organizations, and documentary filmmakers working to keep you informed.