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School’s Out for Striking

Labor strikes are on the rise again, and this time, teachers are leading the charge. Join MuckRock in FOIA’ing education strikes throughout the U.S.

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Help explore Judi Bari’s 3,000+ page FBI file

Help explore Judi Bari’s 3,000+ page FBI file

by Mackenzie Farkus
May 21, 2019

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released more than 3,000 pages of its files on the activist and Earth First! organizer Judi Bari, with more on the way. We need your help going through it.

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This week’s FOIA roundup: taxpayers covered Trump’s bar tab, USA TODAY debuts police misconduct records database, and the D.C. Metro is sued over customer satisfaction survey records

This week’s FOIA roundup: taxpayers covered Trump’s bar tab, USA TODAY debuts police misconduct records database, and the D.C. Metro is sued over customer satisfaction survey records

by Mackenzie Farkus
May 03, 2019

In this week’s FOIA roundup, records reveal that taxpayers paid for a Mar-a-Lago liquor bill, USA TODAY starts a national police misconduct records database, and the D.C. Metro is sued over customer satisfaction survey records.

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This week’s FOIA round-up: House Democrats ask for more money to give to the Interior Department’s FOIA office, Amazon spoofs fake packages for cops, and a law student sues a South Carolina county

This week’s FOIA round-up: House Democrats ask for more money to give to the Interior Department’s FOIA office, Amazon spoofs fake packages for cops, and a law student sues a South Carolina county

by Mackenzie Farkus
April 19, 2019

In this week’s FOIA round-up, House Democrats look to increase funding to the Interior Department’s FOIA office, records show Amazon collaborated with local law enforcement on sting operations to deter package theft, and a Cornell University law student sues a South Carolina county for excessive fees.

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Cookie, Crumbled: FTC complaints about the Girl Scouts

Cookie, Crumbled: FTC complaints about the Girl Scouts

by Mackenzie Farkus
April 16, 2019

Federal Trade Commission complaints about the Girl Scouts of the United States of America are littered with scammed parents and children, unreceived patches, cookie order issues, and botched field trips to Disney World.

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Documents from multiple Georgia counties on the 2018 midterm elections reveal unpreparedness and voter frustration at the polls

Documents from multiple Georgia counties on the 2018 midterm elections reveal unpreparedness and voter frustration at the polls

by Liam Knox, Mackenzie Farkus
April 15, 2019

Documents obtained by MuckRock enumerate the voting issues present in Georgia’s 2018 midterm elections, which are now the subject of a Congressional investigation.

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Latest Requests See all

Title Status Agency Jurisdiction
Beate Sirota Gordon (Federal Bureau of Investigation) No Responsive Documents Federal Bureau of Investigation United States of America
Beate Sirota Gordon (Central Intelligence Agency) Completed Central Intelligence Agency United States of America
Hans Holzer (Central Intelligence Agency) No Responsive Documents Central Intelligence Agency United States of America
Hans Holzer (Federal Bureau of Investigation) No Responsive Documents Federal Bureau of Investigation United States of America
Margaret Sloan-Hunter No Responsive Documents Federal Bureau of Investigation United States of America

Recently Completed Requests See all

Title Status Agency Jurisdiction
Specialty "Choose Life" License Plates (Registry of Motor Vehicles) Completed Registry of Motor Vehicles Massachusetts
Gwinnett County Elections Dept. Nov.6-8, 2018 Completed Gwinnett County Elections Department Georgia
Specialty "Choose Life" License Plates (Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles) Completed Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Florida
Specialty "Choose Life" License Plates (Division of Motor Vehicles) Completed Division of Motor Vehicles Wisconsin
Forsyth County Nov.6-8, 2018 Election Issues Completed Forsyth County Voter Registrations and Elections Office Georgia

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