Just launched: A tool that will make life easier for FOIA reporters October 3, 2016 By Jonathan Peters
Will a new law really make Illinois’ FOIA stronger? Journalists there aren’t so sure August 16, 2016 By Jackie Spinner
The public records process can be messy. Muckrock hopes to tidy it up. July 14, 2016 By Chava Gourarie
How the Flint water crisis and a statehouse scandal gave a boost to FOIA reform in Michigan June 21, 2016 By Anna Clark
How two court rulings involving universities breathe new life into the right to know March 23, 2016 By Jonathan Peters
Why private-college police forces are a new front in the fight over public records February 29, 2016 By Chava Gourarie and Jonathan Peters
Government secrecy was the biggest threat to a free press in 2015. Will this year be better? January 8, 2016 By Jonathan Peters
Nice try, government officials, but this time the law is on the citizen’s side August 27, 2015 By Jonathan Peters
How an activist journalist’s commitment to a poor Chicago community led to a big FOIA win (UPDATED) July 31, 2014 By Rui Kaneya After a years-long fight, city agrees that records of police misconduct complaints will be public
Must-reads of the week June 20, 2014 By The Editors The "Deep Throat" garage, the gospel of disruption, and artisanal food
Climate scientist’s privacy victory may prove a loss for journalists April 23, 2014 By Alexis Sobel Fitts Court ruling limits access to public information in Virginia
FOIA win against government on drones April 23, 2014 By Cora Currier Will it lead to more or less disclosure in the future?
Existing restrictions on access to gun records? Not good enough, lawmakers say March 21, 2014 By Anna Clark Michigan lawmakers move to codify gun exemption even while strengthening FOIA law
Strange bedfellows: Climate change deniers, newspapers partner in a FOIA fight March 17, 2014 By Alexis Sobel Fitts Public information laws have forged an unlikely team in Penn State climate scientist Michael Mann’s quest to keep his emails private
Center for Investigative Reporting simplifies FOIA July 19, 2013 By Edirin Oputu A Kickstarter project aims to fund a website that makes the FOIA process easier
Gun permit data wasn’t maximized January 16, 2013 By Susan McGregor The choice that faced the Journal News was not simply whether to map gun permit holders’ addresses, but how
Local California news site sues county sheriff January 14, 2013 By Hazel Sheffield Lake County News believes it is suffering discrimination
Q & A: Lucy Dalglish and Jennifer Lynch April 9, 2012 By Erin Siegal Two open government experts talk about the year’s top FOIA issues
Q&A: Michael Morisy, Co-Founder of MuckRock February 13, 2012 By Erin Siegal On helping journalists with their public records requests
Supremes Rule for Bloomberg Over the Banks March 21, 2011 By Ryan Chittum A big press win as Mark Pittman’s lawsuit pries bailout records from the Federal Reserve
JunketSleuth’s FOIA War With the FDIC February 24, 2011 By Felix Salmon Perhaps it’s time for an "openness czar"