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FOIA Advisor

U.S. specialist/practitioner blog (non-partisan in focus; mildly pro-transparency)

Owned byIndependent blog run by FOIA attorney Allan Blutstein, with contributors such as attorney Ryan Mulvey and occasional guest commentary. It has no known parent company.

FundingIt describes itself as a non-commercial forum. No public detail on funding was found. It appears to be a volunteer or self-funded project, and it carries FOIA job listings. It does not appear to rely on subscriptions or major outside backers.

On the administrationmostly neutral

Background

FOIA Advisor says it launched in 2015 as a non-commercial forum to help the public learn about the federal Freedom of Information Act and to give practitioners useful information. Allan Blutstein manages the site, which offers daily FOIA news, summaries of court decisions, reference material and commentary. Ryan Mulvey is a regular contributor who writes on notable FOIA cases. The site also runs recurring features such as 'Monday Docket' case roundups, monthly roundups, an annual 'top FOIA cases' review and FOIA job postings. It occasionally carries guest or academic commentary, such as pieces involving law professor Margaret Kwoka. In 2026 it linked to reporting on FOIA staffing shortages and backlogs, critics of Trump's records policies, and Justice Department challenges to the Presidential Records Act. Those items mostly came from other outlets and were presented as news items rather than editorials. I could not verify ownership structure, funding sources or any editorial controversies, and the site seems to be an individual-run professional resource. Its perspective is that of FOIA practitioners and requesters, who generally favor government transparency. It does not follow a clear partisan line.

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Profile compiled 2026-11-01; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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