Some contenders for ProPublica’s Redaction Classics
Previously, #FOIA redactions were cartoonishly silly in only a figurative sense. But today the #FBI gave me this: pic.twitter.com/wdw2MrJpOJ
— Brad Heath (@bradheath) March 5, 2014
One of my favorite #FOIA redactions of all time: “Why [REDACTED] are constitutionally valid” pic.twitter.com/ywtzceliCO via @rezendi — Eva (@evacide) February 5, 2014
More #DOJ transparency. This time: the rules for cutting informants’ sentences. #FOIApic.twitter.com/eBJEMId09c — Brad Heath (@bradheath) August 2, 2013
Real #FOIA Stories, Not The Onion
We FOIAed the NSA, asking them to search employees’ emails. Their response? We don’t have that high-tech of a system: http://t.co/V2RXiCrI97
— ProPublica (@ProPublica) July 26, 2013
Fun #FOIA stories: A @BloombergNews reporter was told 2 “Go ahead & sue.” I was asked 4 my employment contract http://t.co/lRCdubfrza — Danielle Ivory (@danielle_ivory) July 15, 2013
An admiral told subordinates to destroy Bin Laden photos, 10 days after @AP filed a #FOIA request for the documents http://t.co/yzmySKU2Td — ProPublica (@ProPublica) February 11, 2014
A Mixed Year for FOIA in the Courts
#SCOTUS says it’s okay for state to limit use of #FOIA laws to state residents only, @jessejholland reports: http://t.co/N0Lqiz6zUx — AP Courtside Seat (@AP_Courtside) April 29, 2013
Big win for CREW today as DC Circuit Court enforces law requiring agencies to promptly process #FOIA requests! More: http://t.co/oNMGwFyuru
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) April 2, 2013
