Freedom of Information Act

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.

The Justice Department under former President Donald Trump delayed notifying the journalists before pursuing their records.

The financial barriers to public records litigation are not always as daunting as some reporters or editors may expect.

In a complaint filed on behalf of the LGBTQ newspaper, RCFP attorneys argue that the government violated FOIA.

RCFP attorneys helped reporter Dylan Tokar obtain records about how government officials appoint attorneys as corporate watchdogs.

Agencies often cite the privilege when denying records requests, but RCFP's Gunita Singh offers journalists tips to avoid rejection.

The D.C. Circuit could soon interpret a 2016 FOIA amendment intended to curtail agencies' abuse of the privilege.