New Jersey Foundation for Open Government
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Ruling on a FOIA lawsuit brought by a public advocacy group, a federal judge has ordered disclosure of documents that back up EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s public statements with regard to climate change that he made on CNBC last year. The EPA must provide the documents by July 2 or else an explanation by July Read More …
The FBI has lifted restrictions for filing FOIA requests following news last week that the FBI would not accept FOIA requests via email come March 1, when it expects to roll out its new online eFOIPA portal. The Daily Dot FBI to lift restrictions on online FOIA system after reports it would ditch Read More …
UPDATE: Here is a link to the AUDIO RECORDING of the interview and highlights of the discussion! (This is an free FOIA event sponsored by ProPublica.) Monday, December 7, 2015 (PAST) Reception: 6:00 PM | Conversation: 7:00 – 8:30 PM Rutgers University Alexander Library, Lecture Hall (4th Floor) 169 College Avenue New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Read More …
NFOIC press release March 23, 2015 INDIANAPOLIS – The Society of Professional Journalists and the National Freedom of Information Coalition are joining forces – and legal war chests – to help citizens and journalists fight for public records. The two groups will band together to help litigants who sue for access to government information. The Read More …