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It’s interesting to see that a number of these cities failed to respond with data whatsoever. If you wanna take a look at some day today operations of an attor
by tehwebguy 6y ago
It’s interesting to see that a number of these cities failed to respond with data whatsoever.
If you wanna take a look at some day today operations of an attorney whose focus is suing agencies that refuse to respond to FOIA requests follow Beth Bourdon on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/bethbourdon https://twitter.com/bethbourdon
Often the threat of a FOIA suit is enough. It’s funny to see some agencies say, “this would be way too burdensome” or “your cost will be several thousand dollars” until they realize they’ll have to explain that to a judge and then the data is suddenly trivial to provide in a few days.
- ipsin 6y agoIsn't FOIA something that applies only to federal agencies? Many states also have similar "sunshine laws", but I didn't think there was a nationwide mandate for all governments at all levels.
- the_only_law 6y agoI worked briefly in a state agency and I recall during a presentation of an application we developed, my boss noting t hat the users should be careful what they enter into certain fields due to FOIA.
- 1123581321 6y agoMost states have their own FOIA enacted.
- tsaoutourpants 6y agoEvery state has their own public records law that allows for requests similar to FOIA.
- the_only_law 6y agoI've heard even worse. Of course, it's all hearsay, but I was told a story of targeted harassment due to someone trying to FOIA a department.