What can a FOIA requester do before submitting their request to help ensure that it is not denied under the deliberative process privilege? It is often difficult for a requester to know what ...

For example, if you click “Making a FOIA Request,” the page tells you it’s important to consider several things when preparing a FOIA request: any procedural requirements laid out by the statute and ...

Documents requested from Richmond’s government under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) could become a lot more accessible ...

A blank copy of Saginaw County's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request form. Though many public bodies have specific forms for citizens to use to request records, Michigan law merely requires ...

I’ve Sent Out 1,018 Open Records Requests, and This Is What I’ve Learned A little honey goes a long way, but it helps to know the law, too.

Paul McAdoo, RCFP's Local Legal Initiative attorney for Tennessee, offers some helpful tips for Tennessee journalists trying to access records under FOIA.

But the members, led by then-House Judiciary ranking member John Conyers, D-Mich., sent their letter as a Freedom of Information Act request, accepting the legal standing of ordinary citizens.

But the request to expedite was denied on January 18, 2024, by the Freedom of Information Act Officer, who, according to the Chamber’s appeal letter, said that the request didn’t qualify for ...