Hey #FOIAFriday people, you can join us here: bsky.app/profile/a-mars…

Just a reminder that my random #FOIA musings are now on Bluesky (a-marshall-plan.bsky.social)

I've also created FOIAFeed over there so you can follow mentions of FOIA, public records, etc: bsky.app/profile/did:pl…

If you need an invite, lmk!

#opengov #FOIA Friday #Transparency

For those at #ONA23 today, come to Salon J at 2:30 to hear Grayson Clary, Lam Thuy Vo, and yours truly discuss scraping, AI, public records, and more!

'High Stakes, Measured Takes: Making Sense Of The Latest Developments In Technology And The Law' ona23.journalists.org

Also, any #FOIA nerds out there who need a Bluesky code, just let me know!

#FOIAFriday

For those on Bluesky, I've created a #FOIA feed that shows all mentions of FOIA! You can access it here: bsky.app/profile/did:pl…

Looks like Twitter killed @tweetdeck, a tool I relied on for years that was one of the last marginally useful things on this site.

You can find me on Bluesky and Mastodon going forward, looking to build a vibrant #FOIA and #opengov community there!

bsky.app/profile/a-mars…

You can find my #FOIA musings at a-marshall-plan.bsky.social

NEW: 🚨Bloomberg & I defeated ODNI & DOJ's use of a GLOMAR in our FOIA case (HUGE) for a copy of Trump's declassification standing order

Surprise! Now the agencies have officially confirmed to us they have no record of Trump's standing order

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bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

If you're a journalist who's used ChatGPT or another LLM in crafting #FOIA /public records requests, appeals, reviewing docs, etc, would be very interested in chatting. Get in touch!

Justice Thomas uses his dissent in Counterman to reiterate his hatred of New York Times v. Sullivan, calling it a 'flawed, policy-driven' decision 'masquerading as constitutional law.' No one joins him. supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf…

Building on South Florida Sun Sentinel reporting: Florida Office of the Governor states it stopped keeping log of referred public records requests in ~May 2022. Also says there is no policy doc about requiring agencies to pass requests to the EOG for review. Let me know if you see otherwise.

Congratulations, Nebraska DEE, for winning the Golden Padlock award—honoring the most secretive public agency or official in the U.S….

for blocking access to emails about a cancer-causing chemical found in drinking water + charging reporters over $44,000

Always a good/terrible time hearing about the finalists for the IRE and NICAR Golden Padlock awards 😵‍💫 #FOIA #ire23

⁦IRE and NICAR⁩ honoring my old colleague and friend Jeff German who was stabbed to death last year in Las Vegas. A local official who he was investigating is charged with his murder. #IRE23

Are you a reporter at #ire23 ? Do you cover protests/situations where there's a risk of arrest? Come find me and I'll give you an Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press temp tattoo with our hotline number (and space to write other inportant info!)

Hello #IRE23 ! Interested in the potential uses of #chatgpt in #FOIA and public records issues? Come learn about how it stacks up (and much more, including strategies for records requests and records!) Friday at 9am, Oceans 5&7.

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