The WSJ used Freedom of Information Act requests to get hold of documents which seem to provide an explanation: email correspondence suggests that Google was unable to satisfy the Coast Guard’s ...

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Often Freedom of Information Acts and Public Records Acts are seen as fulfilling broader First Amendment values, by facilitating speech about how the government operates. But in Thursday’s Roe v.

Freedom of Information laws in the six Western Balkan countries may look robust, but public institutions all too often find ways to obstruct transparency, a new BIRN report has found.

Any information they believe isn’t protected by the Freedom of Information Law can be blocked out of the document. If you believe the redactions were unnecessary, then you can appeal them through the ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The highly anticipated Freedom of Information (FOI) law will be tabled in Parliament by the middle of next year, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

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Automation has wreaked havoc with government processes here and overseas, and freedom of information laws have been key to exposing it. But with the rise of AI, our laws need modernising.

Michigan is one of two states that has blanket exemptions to open record laws for its Legislature and its governor's office.

KUALA LUMPUR: The highly anticipated Freedom of Information (FOI) law will be tabled in Parliament by the middle of next year, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.