Topic
Access to Information
98 published works
Microjuris Blog
Libertad religiosa, armas e información pública en la mira del Supremo federal
El licenciado Carlos Chévere Lugo, profesor de Derecho en St. Mary’s School of Law, analiza los principales casos que atenderá el Tribunal Supremo de Estados Unidos durante el nuevo término…
Turtle Talk
Blast from the Past: Vine Deloria’s White Paper on the Right to Education and Accessing Federal Archives and Libraries
Here is “The Right to Know — A Paper”: Vine Deloria — The Right to Know.pdfDownload Reading Indian law.
Michael Geist Blog
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 276: Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard on Canada’s Access to Information Failures and Why Access Delayed is Access Denied
Despite repeated studies and promises for reform, Canada’s access to information system has long been plagued by long delays, overbroad exclusions, insufficient resources, and an Information Commissioner without the resources…
Substance Law Blog
How to File an ATIP Request with the Canadian Government
By Publisher
Get Information From the Federal Government of Canada Under the Access to Information Act If you are looking to obtain records from the Canadian government, filing an ATIP request may…
Michael Geist Blog
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 266: Justin Safayeni on the Ontario Government’s Overnight Evisceration of Access to Information
Just over a month ago, the Ford government tabled Bill 97, an omnibus bill with provisions fundamentally restructuring Ontario’s access to information system. Information and Privacy Commissioner Patricia Kosseim responded…
Australian Emergency Law
Redacting information from a GIPA request – NSW Ambulance
By M. Eburn
On 9 July 2022, the applicant in HHR v NSW Ambulance [2026] NSWCATAD 107 was detained by police and NSW ambulance paramedics relying on the provisions of the Mental Health…
RIPS Law Librarian Blog
The CIA World Factbook, the Access to Information Crisis, and the U.S. Role in the World
On February 4, 2026, the CIA posted on their website “Spotlighting the World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell.” The short story lauded the World Factbook as “[o]ne of…
Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts
E-Lending Challenges and Libraries’ Mission to Ensure Information Access for All
By Washington Journal Of Law, Technology & Arts
Photo by Emily on Pexels.com By: Anusha Seyed Nasrulai Library services have transformed from being primarily administered in the physical library space to providing library card holders with access to…
Municipal Minute
PAC Issues 8th Binding Opinion on FOIA Challenge
In March 2025, a news organization submitted a FOIA request to a school district seeking a copy of an email attachment sent by the school district’s board president to other…
Michael Geist
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 240: Dean Beeby on Why Canada’s Language Laws May Stop Government From Posting Access to Information Records Online
Canada’s outdated and discouragingly ineffective access to information system has languished for years to the frustration of many transparency advocates. One potential fix – or at least improvement – would…