Federal authorities can withhold mug shots from release due to privacy concerns, the United States Court of Appeals for the…

A week after the Freedom of Information Act’s 50th anniversary, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing that addressed next…

Following almost two weeks of pressure from free speech groups and press coverage, a Georgia district attorney moved to drop…

Agency records can be subject to the Freedom of Information Act even if they are kept in an employee’s nongovernmental…

The past month has seen a flurry of legislative activity by states seeking to regulate access to video from police…

Earlier this month a New York appellate court affirmed the New York City Police Department's decision to "neither confirm nor…

The FBI failed to follow its own rules when agents impersonated an Associated Press reporter in order to locate a…

Photographic evidence recently helped a New York trial judge find a New York City police officer guilty of fabricating a…

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia (3rd Cir.) ruled last week that Muslim plaintiffs can pursue a lawsuit against…

Open-government advocates warned District of Columbia officials last week that exemption of all police body-worn camera footage showing "assaults" will…