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Two victories for government in FOIA fee award disputes
Plaintiffs are not retroactively entitled to attorney’s fees in Freedom of Information Act lawsuits filed before the Open Government Act…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Reporters Committee urges justices to reconsider corporate privacy
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press joined a friend-of-the-court brief this week asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Chicago mayor to post all public records requests on website
Chicago mayor Richard Daley announced today that the city would begin posting logs of all freedom of information requests on…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Senate passes bill to improve government FOIA response
The U.S. Senate voted unanimously on Wednesday to pass an amendment to the Freedom of Information Act that is designed…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Data mining in the dark
From the Spring 2010 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 9. In the aftermath of the West…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Now you see it, now you don’t
From the Spring 2010 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 19. When attorneys show evidence to juries…Categorized in Uncategorized -
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Illinois passes another bill scaling back public records law
The Illinois Senate passed a bill on Thursday that will exempt the personnel records and evaluations of all public employees…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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White House continues arguing visitor logs are exempt records
The Obama administration is continuing to argue that White House visitor logs are exempt from the Freedom of Information Act,…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Senate committee sends FOIA amendment bill to floor
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to send the Faster FOIA Act of 2010 to the full Senate for consideration,…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Mich. state health department reverses denial of H1N1 records
Michigan’s state health department released documents Wednesday that contained information outlining how funds for H1N1 prevention and treatment programs were…Categorized in Freedom of information