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16 Feb 2024, 4:27 am by Allan Blutstein
Before 2024 gets too far away, the legal eagles of FOIA Advisor -- Allan Blutstein (AB) and Ryan Mulvey (RM) -- look back at 2023 and discuss the decisions that stood out to them (in no particular order).(1) Am. [read post]
31 Mar 2023, 8:06 pm by Allan Blutstein
Kevin Bogardus, “EPA shutters public records portal,” Greenwire, Feb. 13, 2023 (quoting Allan Blutstein) (full article here). [read post]
15 Mar 2023, 6:23 am by Allan Blutstein
FOIA Advisor staffers Allan Blutstein (AB), Kevin Schmidt (KS), and Ryan Mulvey (RM) share their thoughts on the government’s FOIA metrics.AB: As goes the Department of Homeland Security, so goes the government, FOIA-wise. [read post]
23 Jan 2023, 4:15 am by Allan Blutstein
As 2023 gets under way, the legal eagles of FOIA Advisor -- Allan Blutstein (AB) and Ryan Mulvey (RM) -- look back at 2022 and discuss the top ten decisions that stood out to them (in no particular order).(1) Barnes v. [read post]
15 Jun 2022, 5:13 am by Allan Blutstein
The FOIA Advisor staff—Ryan Mulvey (RM), Kevin Schmidt (KS), and Allan Blutstein (AB)—weighs in on the proposed amendments below.KS: I’m not sold on the national security justification for the bill. [read post]
11 Mar 2022, 5:30 am by Kevin Schmidt
On March 18, 2022 at 1:00 PM ET, Americans for Prosperity Foundation will host a virtual Sunshine Week 2022 Symposium featuring FOIA Advisor contributors Allan Blutstein and Ryan Mulvey. [read post]
21 Jan 2022, 5:32 am by Ryan Mulvey
*** FOIA Advisor’s Allan Blutstein is interviewed in this story. [read post]
12 Jan 2022, 6:47 am by Allan Blutstein
As 2022 gets under way, the legal eagles of FOIA Advisor -- Allan Blutstein (AB) and Ryan Mulvey (RM) -- look back at 2021 and identify the decisions that stood out to them (in no particular order).(1) U.S. [read post]
24 May 2021, 5:49 pm by Allan Blutstein
The staff of FOIA Advisor—Allan Blutstein (AB), Ryan Mulvey (RM), and Kevin Schmidt (KS)—reacts to OIP’s summary.AB: I used to wait impatiently for these summaries, but in recent years DOJ has made all of the raw data available months beforehand on the website FOIA.gov. [read post]
6 May 2021, 4:31 pm by Ryan Mulvey
Earlier this week, OGIS published an interview with FOIA Advisor’s Allan Blutstein, who is currently serving a term on the FOIA Advisory Committee. [read post]
17 Mar 2021, 9:12 pm by Kevin Schmidt
Coronavirus Roundup: More Feds Are Eligible for Vaccines; Calls to Review FOIA During PandemicBy Courtney Buble, Government Executive, Mar. 17, 2021According to an analysis by Allan Blutstein, founder of the noncommercial forum FOIA Advisor, in fiscal 2020––the year upended by the pandemic–– agencies received 7.9% fewer FOIA requests and processed 12% fewer than in fiscal 2019. [read post]
14 Jan 2021, 6:05 am by Allan Blutstein
On July 21, 2020, FOIA Advisor lawyers Allan Blutstein (AB) and Ryan Mulvey (RM) discussed six FOIA decisions that stood out to them as the most significant of the first half of the year. [read post]
21 Jul 2020, 5:21 pm by Allan Blutstein
FOIA Advisor lawyers Allan Blutstein (AB) and Ryan Mulvey (RM) select the decisions that have stood out to them (in no particular order). [read post]
14 Jul 2020, 11:00 am by Kevin Schmidt
FOIA Advisor’s own Allan Blutstein recently received his FOIA license plate in DC after originally being denied. [read post]
2 Jun 2020, 10:29 am by Allan Blutstein
The staff of FOIA Advisor—Allan Blutstein (AB), Ryan Mulvey (RM), and Kevin Schmidt (KS)—reacts to OIP’s summary. [read post]
30 Mar 2020, 10:37 am by Allan Blutstein
 FOIA Advisor staffers Allan Blutstein (AB), Kevin Schmidt (KS), and Ryan Mulvey (RM) share their thoughts about these exceptional circumstances. [read post]
5 Mar 2020, 3:08 am by Allan Blutstein
FOIA Advisor staffers Allan Blutstein (AB) and Kevin Schmidt (KS) share their thoughts on the available data. [read post]
2 Mar 2020, 11:04 am by Kevin Schmidt
DC Rejects a “FOIA” Vanity Plate By Andrew Beaujon, Washingtonian, Mar. 2, 2020The Freedom of Information Act is a big part of Allan Blutstein’s life. [read post]
23 Dec 2019, 11:29 am by Allan Blutstein
  As 2019 draws to a close, the legal eagles of FOIA Advisor -- Allan Blutstein (AB) and Ryan Mulvey (RM) -- identify the decisions that stood out to them (in mostly chronological order). (1) Rogers v. [read post]
27 Oct 2019, 6:00 pm by Allan Blutstein
As fiscal year 2020 gets underway, the staff of FOIA Advisor -- Allan Blutstein (AB), Kevin Schmidt (KS), and Ryan Mulvey (RM) -- discuss their hopes and expectations for the rest of the FOIA campaign. [read post]