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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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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…