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CFO estimates for cost of releasing DC police body cam footage unsubstantiated, groups say
The following was prepared by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, the American Civil Liberties Union of the…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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FOIA trial offers rare look into how FBI searches records, responds to requests
Evidence from an ongoing Freedom of Information Act trial has shed light on how the Federal Bureau of Investigation handles…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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D.C. Circuit rules in favor of Prison Legal News' appeal against Bureau of Prisons
The Federal Bureau of Prisons's categorical justification of redactions in a freedom of information suit filed by Prison Legal News…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Oklahoma Supreme Court unanimously rejects effort to halt public records lawsuit for execution records
On Monday, the Oklahoma Supreme Court unanimously denied an effort to overturn a lower court’s ruling that cleared the way…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Arkansas housing director criminally convicted for violating public records law
Little Rock Metropolitan Housing Alliance Executive Director Rodney Forte was charged last November with violating Arkansas’ Freedom of Information Act…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Judge rules for unsealing 1942 grand jury testimony after Reporters Committee, historians bid for openness
Grand jury testimony from a 1942 Espionage Act investigation of the Chicago Tribune will be unsealed after a judge in…Categorized in Court access -
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Pierre Thomas of ABC News to serve second term as chair of the Reporters Committee Steering Committee
Pierre Thomas, chief justice correspondent for ABC News, was elected to a second term as chairman of the Reporters Committee…Categorized in Announcements -
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Advocates push back against FOIA exemptions for bodycam footage
As states begin to implement laws requiring police officers to wear body cameras, lawmakers now struggle with the question of…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Reporters Committee prevails in effort to unseal Petraeus docs
A coalition of media organizations led by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press prevailed today in an effort…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Department of Transportation to continue mandating oil train disclosures, but states vary widely on requirements
Regulators will keep rules requiring the public disclosure of certain information about trains transporting crude oil intact, the Pipeline and…Categorized in Freedom of information