
thefoiablog.typepad.com What music would cause you to feel tortured?
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The Washington Post reports on a FOIA request by the National Security Archive seeking a list of the music played to detainees at Guantanamo Bay. A group of musicians have signed a letter on behalf of the request. This of...

thefoiablog.typepad.com I'm quoted in USA Today.
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The FBI destroyed its files on former CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite two years ago under a policy that has been criticized by researchers for allowing potentially valuable records to be wiped out.

thefoiablog.typepad.com I'm quoted in the NY Times.
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First the Justice Department decided it would not ask the Supreme Court to block the release of photographs showing the abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan. Then it changed its mind.

thefoiablog.typepad.com You can vote for The FOIA Blog (or any other inferior legal blog) as one of the ABA's top legal blawgs.
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The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.

thefoiablog.typepad.com The FOIA Blog just hit 100,000 page views and readership is still growing!

thefoiablog.typepad.com The FOIA blog is 3 years old today!

thefoiablog.typepad.com DOJ FOIA Guide now available online.
Source: www.usdoj.gov
The United States Department of Justice Guide to the Freedom of Information Act is an overview discussion of the FOIA's procedural requirements, exemptions, and litigation considerations. It is prepared by the staff of the Office of Information Policy (OIP) and is updated and revised every two years...

thefoiablog.typepad.com Office of Pardon Attorney can't withhold names of those Bush denied pardons on.
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The Office of the Pardon Attorney, a component of the Department of Justice has lost a decision in which they attempted to withhold the names of individuals who were denied pardons by former President George W. Bush. In a case...

thefoiablog.typepad.com Fox News Channel loses FOIA case against Federal Reserve
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thefoiablog.typepad.com Find the latest case analysis at the FOIA blog!
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The United States Marine Corps has been told by U.S. Federal District Court Judge for the District of Columbia Gladys Kessler that it must release Master Brief Sheets used in its Selection Board Proceedings. The Marine Corps had tried to...

thefoiablog.typepad.com Don't forget to register for DOJ's FOIA Requester Roundtable on August 5. Registration ends on July 31.
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On August 5, 2009, the Office of Information Policy (OIP), Department of Justice, will host a roundtable discussion with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requester community. This event will serve ...

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