Topic: Government Transparency

Sunshine Week 2023: Three Major Threats to Government Transparency — and Three Big Wins

March 13, 2023
This Sunshine Week, we’re highlighting serious threats to public accountability as well as major victories in government transparency.

This Sunshine Week, American Oversight Celebrates Six Years of Victories in Government Transparency

March 13, 2023
As American Oversight celebrates its sixth anniversary, here are six of our biggest wins for public accountability and public records transparency.

Public Records Victory: CDC Agrees to Settlement in American Oversight Lawsuit Challenging Agency’s FOIA Practices

March 10, 2023
American Oversight sued the CDC in 2020 after the agency improperly rejected several FOIA requests related to the pandemic.

The Show Me Nothing State: Missouri Senate Bill Would Curtail Public Access to Many Government Records and Meetings

March 1, 2023
Missouri lawmakers are poised to follow Arizona in exempting themselves from transparency laws.

Records Request to Arizona House House of Representatives for Communications Regarding Changes to Public Records Policy

February 28, 2023
Records request to the Arizona House of Representatives seeking communications regarding changes to the legislature’s public records retention policy.

Records Request to Arizona Senate for Records Regarding Changes to Public Records Policy

February 28, 2023
Records request to the Arizona Senate seeking records regarding changes to the legislature’s public records retention policy.

Records Request to Arizona House House of Representatives for Records Regarding Changes to Public Records Policy

February 28, 2023
Records request to the Arizona House of Representatives seeking records regarding changes to the legislature’s public records retention policy.

Judge Rejects Efforts by Texas Gov. Abbott and Attorney General Paxton to Dismiss Records Suit

February 23, 2023
American Oversight’s public records lawsuit seeking the release of top officials’ communications will proceed.

DHS and Cybersecurity Agency Cannot Search for Text Messages with Election Deniers Because of Prior Practice of Wiping Government Phones

February 21, 2023
The Department of Homeland Security and its Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency told American Oversight that they cannot search for requested records because of the agency’s prior practice of deleting data from departing employees’ mobile devices.

News Roundup: Attacks on Civil Rights

February 10, 2023
Each week brings more troubling news about attacks on civil rights in states across the country.