How New York protects police records from public view December 23, 2014 By David Uberti Newspapers, open-government agency, fight law that shields police-misconduct records
Can Ferguson police legally withhold the officer’s name? (UPDATED) August 14, 2014 By Jonathan Peters A review of Missouri’s case law and open records statute suggests courts might see it as a close call
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
This Kansas City reporter was laid off twice in a year–but her work has just helped change a state law July 2, 2014 By Deron Lee A long-sought open-records victory is also a personal redemption story