Today the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) filed an amicus brief in the Michigan Supreme Court case Ahmad v. University of Michigan, a case involving the use of a public...

Dr. John Tanton of Michigan is seen by critics as the racist architect of the modern anti-immigrant movement.

The public interest on these facts trumps whatever privacy or other interest may suggest against disclosure.

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If you work for a government agency, your taco emoji are federal records.

The papers of members of Congress are part of history. We deserve the opportunity to see them.

Critics claim it was no coincidence that system was introduced just weeks before Freedom of Information Act came into force in 2005

Update, 02 September 2017: An article came out today in a well-known semi-journalistic website, for which I was interviewed. I’d like to be clear that this piece dramatically misrepresents my…

The Seattle Police Department is taking the unconventional step of bringing a programmer who bombarded it with public records requests in-house. Chief Operating Officer Mike Wagers has led efforts to hire 24-year-old self-taught programmer Tim Clemans—initially, at least, on a three-month trial basis to work on redaction and disclosure of data. He'll make $22.60 an hour and start on May 6. If all goes well, Clemans will stay on as a full-time staffer....