Government openness

Open-government advocates warned District of Columbia officials last week that exemption of all police body-worn camera footage showing "assaults" will…

Little Rock Metropolitan Housing Alliance Executive Director Rodney Forte was charged last November with violating Arkansas’ Freedom of Information Act…

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has submitted an administrative appeal to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser urging her…

A bipartisan FOIA reform bill failed to be put to a vote in the House on Thursday after it was…

After a last minute hold was released, the Senate unanimously passed the FOIA Improvement Act of 2014 yesterday. The Act,…

The U.S. Supreme Court prevented an Arizona death row inmate from delaying his execution date in order to receive information…

The Cherokee Nation Council passed an amendment to its freedom of information law that will extend the response time to…

After a drawn out legal battle over access to police car dashcam videos between TV station KOMO and the Seattle…

The Supreme Court of California this week upheld a lower court ruling requiring a police department to release the names…

The Rules Committee of the Cherokee Nation’s tribal council voted 14-3 Wednesday in favor of changes to the tribe’s Freedom…