Seventh Circuit Upholds Denial of FOIA Request for Terrorist Organization Information

Dec 13, 2017 No Comments

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has upheld a district court’s ruling that certain information relating to terrorist organizations is not disclosable under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Heartland Alliance National Immigrant Justice Center (“The Center”) submitted to the Department of Homeland Security a FOIA request for information related to

Lifting the Veil: Prisology Sues Federal Bureau of Prisons for Freedom of Information Act Violations

Jun 23, 2014 No Comments

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is facing a significant challenge to the relative secrecy in which it is used to operating. Prisology, a nonprofit criminal justice reform organization, has announced that it has filed suit against the BOP, alleging that the agency has “flagrantly disregarded” important aspects of the federal government’s Freedom of Information

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Attorney Fees Not Exempt from Disclosure Under California Public Records Act

Jan 10, 2014 No Comments

The California Court of Appeal held on November 16, 2012, that billing and payment records reflecting the amount of money a government agency paid in attorney fees to defend against a pending civil rights action were not exempt from disclosure under the California Public Records Act (CPRA), Government Code § 6250 et seq., even if

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Seventh Circuit Upholds Denial of FOIA Request for Terrorist Organization Information

Lifting the Veil: Prisology Sues Federal Bureau of Prisons for Freedom of Information Act Violations

Attorney Fees Not Exempt from Disclosure Under California Public Records Act

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