Long hallway with file cabinets overlaid with a smoky hue and a blurry outline of a police badge.

Tell us where to request police disciplinary files

We’re releasing thousands of pages of police misconduct records in New York. Let’s open up more nationwide

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Three predictions about AI's impact on FOIA and how you can help

Three predictions about AI’s impact on FOIA and how you can help

In almost every FOIA policy discussion these days, the topic of AI comes up. What we are already seeing should be concerning to those who want broad access to the public’s information.

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A paper with the text of the Presidential Transition Act with the a blank-and-white picture of the White House overlaid ontop of the paper and a light red stamp over the words "transition."

Five requests about the presidential transition that you can file now

There are still plenty of requests you can file before Inauguration Day.

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Release Notes: A new DocumentCloud is coming. Try it today!

Release Notes: A new DocumentCloud is coming. Try it today!

We’ll be releasing the experience for everyone in mid-November. Keep reading for an in-depth explanation for why we started this project, how we approached it, and how it succeeded.

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Can police departments be trusted to release their own misconduct records? Apparently not.

The police chief in Orange County’s Village of Chester claimed his department had no misconduct records. He was hiding an investigation into his own alleged malfeasance.

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