FOIA enforcement
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Fox News files FOIA suit against Treasury
Fox Business Network announced Thursday it is suing the Treasury Department for documents related to the $700 billion financial bailout… -
Public Citizen launches FOIA litigation clinic for non-profits
Public Citizen, a leading government watchdog organization, has launched a new clinic designed to help other non-profits bring lawsuits under… -
Bloomberg files FOIA lawsuit over bailout documents
Bloomberg News filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Federal Reserve system Friday, seeking documents related to the… -
Judge to CIA: Your misbehavior in FOIA case is "extraordinary"
A federal judge sided with the National Security Archive in an opinion Tuesday, finding that the CIA must treat the Archive as a… -
Town's Web site expected to go back up, abide by records law
Officials in a Connecticut town said Friday their municipal Web site, which has been offline for a month, will be back… -
Governor's phone records are not public, judge finds
A Denver judge has ruled against The Denver Post in an open-records lawsuit over phone records of Gov. Bill Ritter. According to The… -
Connecticut towns shutter Web sites in response to new law
Small towns and communities in Connecticut are shutting down their entire Web sites for fear that a new state law,… -
Commission finds against mayor over closed arena meetings
The mayor of Hartford unlawfully held closed meetings with a city arena-planning group, according to Connecticut's Freedom of Information Commission.… -
New Haven could face fines over FOI order to release crime-scene video
The Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission may fine New Haven city officials for not complying with an order to give the… -
Det. newspapers want mayor to testify in FOIA case
Last month saw Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick trying to force Free Press and Detroit News reporters to testify in the newspapers' Freedom of…