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Overcharging for records limits transparency, Reporters Committee brief argues
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is asking the Ohio Supreme Court to reject Cuyahoga County’s extreme reproduction…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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Government can charge licensing fees for GIS data
A California appeals court ruled Tuesday that state agencies can charge licensing fees to the public for access to electronic…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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European court holds "success fees" violate civil rights
An international court, charged with deciding cases in which freedom of expression violations are alleged, ruled earlier this week that…Categorized in Libel and Privacy -
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Records request leads to dispute over request fees
When Wisconsin investigative reporter Richard Moore requested records from the state's Department of Natural Resources last year that related…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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State police want nearly $7 million to fulfill FOIA request
The Michigan Department of State Police is charging the Mackinac Center for Public Policy nearly $7 million to fulfill its…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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California county pays $500,000 in map data dispute
Santa Clara County must pay a nonprofit watchdog group $500,000 to cover its legal fees after a three-year dispute over…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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Bill in California targets frequent records requesters
A bill introduced in California’s legislature would allow state agencies to stop filling the open-records requests of people who have asked for…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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Bureau of Prisons pressed to comply with FOIA request
The federal Bureau of Prisons was ordered by a U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to either look again…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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D.C. Circuit court awards attorney's fees in FOIA case
A federal appeals court awarded a Freedom of Information Act requester attorney fees Friday, issuing its second opinion in the…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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In Alaska, public records don't run cheap
Despite having enough cash to increase its spending budget to $11 billion, Alaska is offering few cut rates to those requesting public records,The…Categorized in Freedom of Information