Freedom of Information Act

From increasing protections for press freedom to expanding support for local news, 2022 was another successful year for RCFP.

Our Tennessee Local Legal Initiative attorney offers some helpful tips for Tennessee journalists trying to access records under FOIA.

RCFP attorneys spent six years representing journalist David Yanofsky in his effort to obtain foreign travel data.

Judge Jackson authored dozens of FOIA-related opinions while serving on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

RCFP attorneys, representing ABC News, recently settled a FOIA lawsuit for records concerning Trump’s signature on the checks.

RCFP attorneys helped journalist Azmat Khan obtain 5,400 pages of Pentagon records about civilian casualties resulting from U.S. airstrikes.

The infrastructure bill includes new exemptions to FOIA, including technology-related exemptions.

RCFP sued CBP in 2018 for records concerning the agency’s effort to identify the person behind an anonymous Twitter account.

In her new role, Tiffany will focus on expanding journalists’ access to public records at the state and federal level.

The court's ruling sets a high bar for the government to withhold records under FOIA's “deliberative process” privilege.