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How to Break a City’s Flag Policy (Legally) Using FOI

How to Break a City’s Flag Policy (Legally) Using FOI A Case Study from New Britain, Connecticut Cities love free speech—until it gets uncomfortable. New Britain raised a Christian flag over City Hall. When I requested to raise a different flag, the city didn’t debate theology or law. It reached for bureaucracy: resident-only rules, “no controversial flags”, and public safety …

Revolt Training: FOI Request Engineering Guide for Government Accountability. Quote by Wynne Davis, NPR.

[PRODUCT] FOI Isn’t “Transparency.” It’s Pressure.

Most people file public records requests like they’re ordering a pizza. “Any and all emails about X.” “Anything you have on Y.” Congrats. You just handed the agency a stall button. FOI isn’t about learning stuff. FOI is about making an institution account for itself in writing. And that’s where it gets interesting. Process Beats Protest Protest is noise. Process …