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Kansas lawmakers delayed releasing records tied to a transparency portal—despite a legal deadline. 📨 KORA requires release in 3 days or “as soon as possible” 📁 1,600+ public submissions released, most unredacted kansasreflector.com/2025/05/14/kan…

American Oversight has filed a FOIA lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging unlawful withholding of records related to actions taken against Harvard University. kgou.org/politics-and-g…

The EPA quietly submitted its 2025 greenhouse gas emissions report to the U.N.—but didn’t release it to the public. The Environmental Defense Fund filed a FOIA request, got the report, and published it. Full story: brechner.org/2025/05/20/epa…

New College of Florida has settled a public records lawsuit by agreeing to pay $125K and implement major transparency reforms. Trustees must now use official phones, undergo records training, and comply with court oversight. wgcu.org/education/2025…

Trump admin asks SCOTUS to block FOIA access to DOGE records. A judge found DOGE likely directed federal layoffs, ordering discovery. DOJ says it’s exempt. politico.com/news/2025/05/2…

A new legal analysis in the Washington University Law Review finds serious gaps in state address confidentiality programs meant to protect domestic violence survivors. brechner.org/2025/05/22/stu…

📂FOI Tip: Ask your state or local agency for its records retention schedule. It tells you what records exist — and when they’re destroyed. #FOITip

New from Jason Leopold: Two ex-Opexus employees allegedly deleted FOIA databases while being fired. They built the system used by 80% of federal agencies. Now the FBI is investigating. bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

FEMA docs released via FOIA show the agency knew about toxic exposure risks—like cancer clusters—after the 2023 East Palestine derailment. Officials warned of a “really toxic plume” but avoided public engagement. brechner.org/2025/05/27/foi…

A Pennsylvania county agency must release its ICE lease, per a state open records ruling. Luzerne Co. officials say it risks public safety. The state found no evidence disclosure would cause harm. citizensvoice.com/2025/05/19/sta…

Brechner’s David Cuillier & Sydney Sims will be at #EWA2025 in St. Louis TOMORROW 📄 Catch them at: 🗂️ Navigating Education Records: Requesting + Using FOI 📍 Midway Suites 7 & 8 at 10:45 A.M. With @RCFP’s Gunita Singh + Alex Walters of The State News Education Writers Association

“If there are no public records, what’s left to inspect?” In @seattleulawrev, Frank LoMonte (Frank LoMonte) outlines how FOIA laws fall short when records are destroyed — not just denied. brechner.org/2025/05/29/stu…

Big thanks to everyone who came out to our Education Writers Association panel on education records and FOI! Great turnout and even better questions. 📄🎓 #EWA25 #FOI

Local government employees should be able to talk to the press. But in Greene County, Virginia, they can't. “These policies are relatively common and, in most cases, unconstitutional,” Seth Stern told The Daily Progress. dailyprogress.com/news/local/gov…

🧾 FOIA Tip: Go on an agency safari. Visit an agency in person. Talk to staff. Ask what they actually work on & what records they keep. You might walk away with story gold. #FOITip

Penncrest School District is asking the PA Supreme Court to keep board emails from personal accounts private. Lower courts say they must be released under the PA Right-to-Know Law if they involve public business. tricountyindependent.com/story/news/edu…

📄 Goldwater Institute asks Arizona Supreme Court to review two public records cases: 📌 City of Phoenix 📌 University of Arizona goldwaterinstitute.org/goldwater-defe… #FOI #openrecords #lawsuit

🔁 Brechner research on government gag orders gets a shoutout here 👇🏾

“Didn’t really move the needle.” Brechner Director David Cuillier comments on Alabama’s low FOI compliance in AL.com latest report. He points to delays, fees and vague rejections. brechner.org/2025/06/03/bre…

A new lawsuit claims DHS failed to respond to FOIA requests about its DNA collection program for noncitizens. Filed by @privacy_georgetown, Americans for Immigrant Justice - AI Justice & Amica Center. 🔎 The complaint seeks records on storage, oversight, and access. newsweek.com/dhs-cbp-ice-la… #FOIA