An April 2, 2021, Chicago Tribune article by Courtney Kueppers demonstrates how private citizens using the Illinois Freedom of Information Act can “shape public discourse and change laws.” Concerned citizens, journalists, nonprofits, lawyers and gadflies all make regular use of FOIA requests, and information that Illinois residents have obtained through FOIA has helped shape public […]
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Activists flood govt. with FOIA requests in tribute to Aaron Swartz
From Wired:
In honor of the transparency fights that coder and internet activist Aaron Swartz led while alive, an online records processing service has submitted more than 100 public records requests on behalf of members of the public.
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Activist’s nine-year navy FOIA fight ends in Supreme Court win
From Bloomberg:
Glen Milner wanted to know the dangers posed by the Navy’s Indian Island munitions facility near Port Townsend, Washington. So in 2003, he filed a Freedom of Information request.
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FOI laws protect right to know, but few putting them to use
From NorwichBulletin.com:
James McNair, a former Colchester school board member, calls himself “the FOI guy.”
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