The Military Tried To Hide Evidence of a Massacre. A Lawsuit Just Exposed It.
The New Yorker sued for photos of the Haditha killings in Iraq—and found audio of a Marine general bragging about covering up those photos.
The New Yorker sued for photos of the Haditha killings in Iraq—and found audio of a Marine general bragging about covering up those photos.
South Carolina's Operation Rolling Thunder targets cash and contraband but harasses guilty and innocent travelers alike.
An uneven playing field allows the aggressive tactics and legal loopholes that turn traffic stops into cash grabs.
The executive branch and the Senate have played hot potato with an infamous torture report, allowing the CIA to evade the Freedom of Information Act.
Routine searches of commercial buses violate privacy, target low-income passengers, and result in widespread violations.
No arrest necessary as South Carolina police hunt for cash
A 21-month legal battle unveils the dark side of South Carolina's annual traffic crackdown.
DeSantis' chief of staff used a personal phone to coordinate migrant flights to Martha's Vineyard. Now DeSantis' lawyers say those phone logs should be secret.
It often takes almost a year or more to get public records from the federal government. Here are some things you can do while you wait.
A government scientist is the latest official whose attempts to evade the Freedom of Information Act have landed him in hot water.
A bill backed by the Conference of Mayors would let courts issue restraining orders when people “harass” officials with information requests.
A New Jersey government watchdog said Street Cop Training instructors glorified violence, made discriminatory remarks, and offered unprofessional and unconstitutional advice to officers.
A FOIA request reveals what the FBI and Homeland Security had to say about anarchist activities on May Day 2015.
City gives journalist photos. Journalist publishes photos. City…sues journalist?
A newly-obtained intelligence memo shows that the feds took a keen interest in Trump-era campus speech controversies.
It took the Air Force four years to release redacted records of its quest to create spiffy new uniforms for the newest branch of the military.
An AP survey found that most states have no mechanism to appeal denials of records requests, outside of filing a lawsuit.
The bills would classify police and correctional officers who kill people on the job as crime victims.
Cabinet officials often use pseudonymous email accounts, but declaring them secret from records requests is another matter altogether.
"Marsy's Law guarantees to no victim—police officer or otherwise—the categorical right to withhold his or her name from disclosure," the Florida Supreme Court ruled.
"Is there any way to stop this from happening tomorrow?" Ron DeSantis' former chief of staff asked about a Christmas-themed drag show on tour in Florida.
Plus: A listener question concerning porn verification laws.
Multiple administrations have allowed senior officials to use alias email accounts. The practice undermines the Freedom of Information Act and encourages secrecy.
The doomsday consensus around climate change is "manufactured," says scientist Judith Curry.
Massachusetts reformed its notoriously bad public records laws in 2020, but reporters are still fighting to get the police misconduct files they're legally entitled to.
It's been nearly three years since New York repealed its police secrecy law, and departments are still fighting to hide misconduct records.
Even if you despise the media, you should be rooting for better public record laws.
Reason reported in 2020 on allegations of fatal medical neglect inside two federal women's prisons. The Bureau of Prisons heavily redacted reports that would show if women died of inadequate care.
Retraction Watch prevails in a California appellate case.
Irvington made national headlines last year when it filed a lawsuit against an 82-year-old woman for filing too many public records requests. Now it says a lawyer for FIRE should be prosecuted.
State prisons around the country ban the roleplaying game, too, because of bizarre concerns about gang behavior and security threats.
The FBI used a network of snitches to spy on entertainers and activists, and the Queen of Soul was no exception.
The late standup comedian's FBI file says he "ridiculed the FBI, law enforcement, and high public officials, beyond the bounds of good humor."
U.S. taxpayers have been paying for training that encourages aggressive policing.
As law enforcement agencies patrol for profit, the secrecy surrounding cash seizures must stop.
However wonderful it is to imagine a world in which these things are possible, the government shouldn’t be shelling out millions to entertain speculation.
A lawsuit attempts to find out how federal agents are implementing Wickr, a communications service that has an auto-erase function.
Three years since it launched, an FBI data collection program on police use-of-force incidents has yet to gain enough participation to release any statistics.
New administrations usually issue memos on transparency. The Biden administration has ignored calls to do so.
Defense lawyer Amy Phillips is suing over what she calls the department's "watchlist policy."
The best thing you could say about Bill de Blasio was that he was good for a laugh.
Amir Meshal was never charged with a crime.
The D.C. Circuit rejects an effort to obtain internet browsing histories under the Freedom of Information Act
Officials’ cynical manipulation of the public damaged their own credibility as well as the world at large.