“After many years of delay, EPA’s FOIA regulations are now in line with the Congressionally mandated changes to the statute and EPA has no plans to withdraw the finalized rule.

In their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan discuss a decision which found no "fair and just reason" to allow defendant to withdraw her guilty plea; a decision holding ...

The Justice Department is withdrawing a new rule that would allow government officials to be misleading about the existence of records in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. By ...

Visit the newly minted FOIA.gov website, and you’ll see various statistics on FOIA requests and processing times. For 2023, the average processing time for simple requests for all agencies ...

While agencies are required by law to respond to FOIA requests within 20 working days, meeting this deadline has become increasingly difficult. In FY 2022, there were 206,720 backlogged FOIA requests.

By contrast, FOIA has a presumption of disclosure and contains nine exemptions that primarily give the government discretion to exempt information from disclosure.

The Freedom of Information Act, signed into law in 1967, marked a major shift toward openness in the federal government.

Anyone can submit a FOIA request to federal agencies in the United States, but what information fall sunder the request and how can you submit one successfully?

Ignoring Freedom of Information Act requests during the crisis damages democracy. By The Editorial Board The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise ...

Our lawyer provides an update on why we’re still filing so many Freedom of Information Act lawsuits. By David McCraw In an effort to shed more light on how we work, The Times is running a series ...

Springfield resident Calvin Christian III filed a lawsuit against the city for alleged FOIA violations after waiting months for requested documents about Ward 1 aldermanic candidates.