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

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has filed a lawsuit against the Regents of the University of California…

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…

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago (7th Cir.) reversed a trial court ruling that would have reportedly been the…

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…

A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled that state agencies may consider a requester's intent before releasing public records under the…

Under increasing public scrutiny over a new pre-publication review policy, the Office of the Director National Intelligence released a statement…