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The community’s needs above all: Lessons from the Providence External Review Authority’s struggle for police accountability

The community’s needs above all: Lessons from the Providence External Review Authority’s struggle for police accountability

by Lucas Smolcic Larson
January 03, 2019

Driven by movements for police accountability, civilian oversight agencies have become commonplace across the county. But often politically weak and under-resourced, they fail to live up to the aspirations of the activists that fight for them. In Providence, Rhode Island, a civilian oversight agency works to reestablish its legitimacy.

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Move fast and regulate things: Inside cities’ response to the e-scooter invasion

Move fast and regulate things: Inside cities’ response to the e-scooter invasion

by Lucas Smolcic Larson
November 19, 2018

As e-scooter companies chose to ask for forgiveness, not permission while setting up shop across the country, cities worked quickly to pass regulations. MuckRock surveyed the different approaches they took.

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The CIA College Tour: The case of the "Jabberwocky 13"

The CIA College Tour: The case of the “Jabberwocky 13”

by Lucas Smolcic Larson
November 13, 2018

In 1981, a group of Brown University students found a creative way of protesting a lecture by Central Intelligence Agency Director William Casey. Then, in keeping with the CIA’s campus fixation, the Agency kept tabs on the students as they defended their free speech rights.

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This week’s FOIA round-up: Trump’s acting attorney general linked to scam business, FOIA weaponized by corporations, and surveillance footage exposes police abuse in Indiana

This week’s FOIA round-up: Trump’s acting attorney general linked to scam business, FOIA weaponized by corporations, and surveillance footage exposes police abuse in Indiana

by Lucas Smolcic Larson
November 09, 2018

In this week’s FOIA round-up, public records reveal the shady associations of President Donald Trump’s newly-appointed acting attorney general, tax preparation companies use FOIA to target a university professor, and surveillance video tells the story of police abuse in Indiana.

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EMS and law enforcement take on the living dead

EMS and law enforcement take on the living dead

by Lucas Smolcic Larson
October 29, 2018

Crisis training scenarios using volunteers dressed as zombies make make for incredible FOIA fodder.

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Latest Requests See all

Title Status Agency Jurisdiction
Rule 610 Requests Log Awaiting Response South Carolina Court Administration South Carolina
RI Corrections Gang Association Policy Completed Department of Corrections Rhode Island
FIFA United 2026 Bid Agreements No Responsive Documents Georgia Department of Economic Development Georgia
FIFA United 2026 Bid Agreements (City and County of San Francisco Airport Commission) Awaiting Acknowledgement City and County of San Francisco Airport Commission San Francisco, CA
FIFA United 2026 Bid Agreements (San Francisco City Hall) No Responsive Documents San Francisco City Hall San Francisco, CA

Recently Completed Requests See all

Title Status Agency Jurisdiction
Rhode Island ABE/GED Graduation Rates Completed Department of Corrections Rhode Island
Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong, FBI File Completed Federal Bureau of Investigation United States of America
RI Corrections Gang Association Policy Completed Department of Corrections Rhode Island
FIFA United 2026 Bid Agreements (Orlando City Clerk) Completed Orlando City Clerk Orlando, FL
City e-scooter policies, data sharing agreements, applications, impound logs (Austin City Clerk) Completed Austin City Clerk Austin, TX

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