Edward Snowden had to flee the country in order to reveal what the feds are doing. Fortunately, you may not have to. While former NSA-er Edward Snowden has demonstrated his own particular method to ...

All citizens have the right to access records under the Freedom of Information Act. Filing a request is as simple as writing a letter. New changes to the law cap copying fees at 10 cents per page. The ...

Last week, federal Judge Christopher Cooper found the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was likely subject to comply with public disclosure laws, which includes Freedom of Information Act ...

Ever wonder who owns the empty house at the end of the block? Or whether the water in your child’s school has been tested for lead – and what those results are? Or whether your neighbor has ever been ...

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. I filed my first Freedom of Information Act request on February 1, 2012. I was 26 years old, and chasing a ...

Another dodge is the “no records” response. We frequently use information obtained via FOIA as a basis to request additional information. What happens when a new request, which should contain emails ...

When her daughter started kindergarten, Miriam Bhimani was eager to get more context about how decisions were being made at the Chicago elementary school. So she started writing requests to the ...