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![This week’s FOIA round-up: Millions spent protecting Confederate landmarks, conservation officials instructed to withhold records, and cops caught driving drunk allowed to Uber home](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/10/19/ConfCov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
This week’s FOIA round-up: Millions spent protecting Confederate landmarks, conservation officials instructed to withhold records, and cops caught driving drunk allowed to Uber home
In this week’s FOIA round-up, public records show massive federal spending on protecting Confederate cemeteries post-Charlottesville, the Trump administration’s policy of withholding documents requested with FOIA at the Fish and Wildlife Service, and a police fraternity allowing cops to escape DUI charges in Illinois. Also, an extensive FOIA-focused report details systemic flaws in the Illinois state FOIA process.
![FCC withholds Ajit Pai's emails regarding the infamous "Harlem Shake" video](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/04/05/AjitPaicov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
FCC withholds Ajit Pai’s emails regarding the infamous “Harlem Shake” video
The Federal Communications Commission is withholding Chairman Ajit Pai’s emails regarding a video in which he did “the Harlem Shake” to dismiss critics of net neutrality repeal, citing the deliberative process exemption.
![Nine Days of FOIA Exemptions: b(5)](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/03/05/foldercov.jpg.1200x400_q85_crop.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Nine Days of FOIA Exemptions: b(5)
With Sunshine Week just around the corner, we wanted to count down the days to our favorite time of year with a closer look at what’s going on behind the black bars: the nine federal FOIA exemptions. Today, everyone’s least favorite exemption: b(5), the “Withhold It Because You Want To” exemption.
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Jason Smathers sent this request to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of the United States of America