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The Keys to a Successful FOIA Request

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Want access to James Comey’s private memos detailing his interactions with President Donald Trump? Yeah, so do we. But if you submit a FOIA request for the memos to the FBI or DOJ, it’s pretty much guaranteed to be rejected....more

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FOIA Buddy and RTKL Requests: What Municipalities Need to Know

The Pennsylvania Office of Open Records issued an alert concerning anonymous Right to Know Law requests generated by an online service called FOIA Buddy after receiving reports from “numerous” agencies. On its website, FOIA...more

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Electronic Records Available? That May Mean No Charge

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As Buffalo was dealt a deluge of snow, Albany found a flurry of legislation being signed into law by Governor Hochul. One measure, while seemingly benign, addresses a change to New York’s Freedom of Information Law. It is a...more

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This Week at The Ninth: Public Knowledge and Private Counsel

This week, the Ninth Circuit examines how the loss-causation requirement of a securities-fraud claim may be satisfied in cases involving FOIA disclosures, and considers the application of Younger v. Harris to a State...more

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MAC Attorney Tells Physician to Stop Disclosing Lab Payment Data

Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 35 (October 5, 2020) - A California physician on Sept. 18 received a letter from a Medicare administrative contractor (MAC) that ordered him to stop sharing pricing information about...more

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Confidentiality of Water Quality Management Plans in Texas

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The Texas State Soil & Water Conservation Board (Soil Board) is responsible for the abatement and prevention of pollution resulting from agricultural or silvicultural nonpoint source pollution in the state of Texas, as...more

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Supreme Court Decision Broadens Protection for Confidential Information against Disclosure under FOIA

In a significant decision for Government contractors, the Supreme Court has expanded the types of “commercial or financial information” that are “confidential,” and therefore exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of...more

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Aligning Open Government Ideals With Law Enforcement Provisions

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In Texas, our public information act is founded on the proposition that the people are sovereign and entitled to full disclosure of governmental affairs in order to retain control of public institutions. Embedded in our...more

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