Congress: Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act or the PRESS Act passes the House
On January 18th, the House moved forward on the PRESS Act: On motion to suspend the rules and pass...
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The Brechner Report: 11/10/2023 – All the latest government transparency news
You can read the full newsletter here:...
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Shading Sunshine: The Proliferation of Exemptions to State Open Records Laws
Cat Reid. 2023. Shading Sunshine: The Proliferation of Exemptions to State Open Records Laws. Duke...
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Route Fifty: Access to public records is ‘deteriorating terribly’
Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene. 2023. Access to public records is ‘deteriorating...
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CFOIC report: Colorado should bar public officials’ use of disappearing messaging apps for official business
Colorado should enact legislation like a 2021 Michigan statute that outlaws the use of...
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Bloomberg: Meet the Man (Jason Leopold) Who Sues the Government for Information
Jason Leopold is an investigative journalist at Bloomberg News who aggressively uses the Freedom...
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2023 National FOI Summit, Save the Date: October 3rd-5th
Save the date for the 2023 FOI Summit! The National FOI Summit returns this October, bringing...
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Better Government Association Statement: Supreme Court FOIA Ruling (Chapman v. Chicago) Limits Transparency; Significantly Broadens Exemptions to FOIA
A unanimous Illinois Supreme Court ruling yesterday in a case called Chapman v. Chicago reverses a...
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National Archives databases made more accessible
From the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information September 7th, 2022 newsletter: The National...
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New Mexico: Public university foundations are subject to FOI laws, appeals court rules
The New Mexico Court of Appeals has affirmed that records generated by the University of New...
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CDC Tracked Millions of Phones to See If Americans Followed COVID Lockdown Orders
Cox, Joseph. 2022. CDC Tracked Millions of Phones to See If Americans Followed COVID Lockdown...
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‘Profiteering, cold-hearted’ nursing home owners should be investigated, congressman says
Fraser, Jayme, and Nick Penzenstadler. 2022. Lawmaker urges nursing home probe: Rush calls out...
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