Politico, Transition Playbook, Apr. 5, 2021

For FOIA’s Sake

Dozens of groups advocating for government transparency will push Attorney General Merrick Garland to begin the process of fixing a broken public records system at DOJ, Anita Kumar writes.

The coalition, convened by the group Open the Government, will ask Garland in a letter to be sent this week to issue a directive to agencies about the Freedom of Information Act, review pending FOIA lawsuits within two months and support legislative reforms to the law. (The groups will also write to Sens. DICK DURBIN (D-Ill.) and CHUCK GRASSLEY (R-Iowa), leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee, this week to push for FOIA oversight.)

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