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Matt Topic

@mvtopic.bsky.social
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Fighting FOIA denials to a soundtrack of thrash metal and avant garde jazz since 2007. Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People in (anti!) AI. Co-host of Disclosure podcast. www.loevy.com/attorneys/matt-topic time.com/7012833/matt-topic

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Matt Topic @mvtopic.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Regular people are facing higher costs for the technology they use every day because of #AI that is not designed to help them, but rather, diminish the need to employ them.
reuters.com
Apple to raise prices due to memory chip shortage, CEO Cook tells WSJ
Apple plans to raise prices on its products to offset increasing memory and storage chip costs, CEO Tim Cook told the Wall Street Journal ​in an interview.
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Matt Topic @mvtopic.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Gross. There is a huge #FOIA public interest in this and the trash whataboutism response is why people hate politics. www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
politico.com
Lawyers: Biden to fight DOJ plan to release audio of his talks with ghostwriter
The former president is facing a deadline of Tuesday to take legal action.
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Matt Topic @mvtopic.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Interesting analysis by @axios, one of the #AI industry's biggest champions, about the recklessness of AI companies and elected officials and our apparent helplessness to stop it. www.axios.com/2026/04/29/a...
axios.com
Behind the Curtain: We've been warned
This one is for everyone.
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Matt Topic @mvtopic.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
C'mon, we all know where this is headed with #SpiritAirlines.
Trump Shuttle
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Matt Topic @mvtopic.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
All very good points. But personally, I think the unforgiveable transgression (politically, Constitutionally, and morally) was the failure to gather the cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment the evening of Biden's first debate in 2024. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/22/c...
chicagotribune.com
Laura Washington: Kamala Harris’ unforgivable transgression
Kamala Harris was imperfect, as all presidential contenders are, but she was also set up for failure.
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Matt Topic @mvtopic.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Translation: "If ChatGPT can help terrorist organizations around the world create new bioweapons and cyberattacks, just imagine what it can do to reduce your company's labor costs!” #AI www.axios.com/2026/04/06/b...
axios.com
Behind the Curtain: Sam's superintelligence New Deal
Altman says AI superintelligence is so close, so mind-bending, so disruptive that America needs a new social contract.
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Matt Topic @mvtopic.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
"This is the most transparent Department of Justice in our nation’s history. " There has never been a transparent DOJ in our nation's history, including this one. And this DOJ has STILL not posted its required 2025 annual #FOIA report. #docsoritdidnthappen www.justice.gov/oip/blog/jus...
justice.gov
The Justice Department Recognizes FOIA Professionals During Sunshine Week
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Matt Topic @mvtopic.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
1. DOJ likely violated the Epstein Act. 2. DOJ likely violated #FOIA under precedent from the Abramoff/Tom DeLay investigation: privacy for high-ranking pub officials is often outweighed by the public interest in knowing whether DOJ "pulled its punches." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...
nytimes.com
Trump Files Missing in Epstein Release Highlight Justice Dept.’s Missteps
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Matt Topic @mvtopic.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Tech bro Jack Dorsey can't be bothered to use proper grammar/capitalization when announcing 4000 people are being replaced by bots at a "strong" company with "gross profit [that] continues to grow." #teamhuman
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Matt Topic @mvtopic.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Welcome to the Windy City, my friend. Home to five-day #FOIA response deadlines!
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Matt Topic @mvtopic.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
I'm very excited to announce that I am co-hosting a snarky new #FOIA and government transparency podcast on Bloomberg with my good friend @jasonleopold.bsky.social. Check it out! swap.fm/l/SPV6gC1hPD...
swap.fm
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Matt Topic @mvtopic.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Our 2024 #FOIA numbers are in! Our suits resulted in the release of 106,966 pages of government records to our clients. These are documents that, but for a lawsuit, would never have been produced, or would have been slow-rolled for years. ☀️☀️☀️
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Matt Topic @mvtopic.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Hey #FOIA friends. Here's a site that tracks all of our new cases and developments, for our clients who have consented to including their cases. www.loevy.com/first-amendm...
loevy.com
Case Updates
First Amendment, Media, & Transparency Case Updates Take Action Today To put our first amendment experience on your side, call 312-243-5900, toll-free 888-644-6459 or contact us online. Contact Us Big...
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Matt Topic @mvtopic.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Great coverage by @niemanlab.org and @andrewdeck.bsky.social of our Digital Millennium Copyright Act claims against OpenAI. For digital publishers unhappy with the use of their content to create AI bots that compete with news business, this is the path forward. www.niemanlab.org/2024/11/copy...
niemanlab.org
Core copyright violation claim moves ahead in The Intercept’s lawsuit against OpenAI
The ruling comes after a judge dismissed similar claims filed by Raw Story and AlterNet earlier this month.
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Matt Topic @mvtopic.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Big news on the AI copyright front. Today our claims for The Intercept against OpenAI survived dismissal. There is a viable DMCA cause of action for news publishers without copyright registrations based on the unauthorized use of copyrighted material for the purposes of AI training.
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Andrew Deck @andrewdeck.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Thanks to @jasonleopold.bsky.social @mvtopic.bsky.social and @a-marshall-plan.bsky.social at @reporterscommittee.bsky.social for sharing their insights
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Matt Topic @mvtopic.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Great piece by @niemanlab.org @andrewdeck.bsky.social about the state of #FOIA. My view: compliance has become a "national disgrace" under both the first Trump and the Biden admins. This is bi-partisan problem. Delays will get worse. www.niemanlab.org/2024/11/what...
niemanlab.org
What will a second Trump term mean for the Freedom of Information Act?
The law itself is likely to stand, but experts expect a surge in requests, longer delays, and more court dates.
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Adam A. Marshall @a-marshall-plan.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
- developed and maintain foia.wiki, a free, collaborative legal resource in the federal #FOIA - help RCFP with policy issues related to transparency - really like learning about octopuses 🐙, which constantly amaze me If you have any government transparency questions, hit me up!
foia.wiki
FOIA.Wiki
Welcome to the FOIA Wiki!
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making art @marigoldmagic.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
this week, The #FOIA Bakery filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Parks Department Aldermen + Chicago Parks respond to property owner complaints endeavoring to criminalize poor people who spend time in public parks and those who bring food to feed them. We are researching the bad behavior of Parks.
An off-white graphic framed with swedish designed flowers and text in the middle

FOIA Friday in Chicago
the Chicago Park District works with the City
to criminalize unhoused people

Alderman Hadden tried to stop those
who endeavor to feed precarious people
who are in parks

The Risk Manager at Parks 
makes many decisions

we filed a lawsuit
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Patrick G. Eddington @pgeddington.bsky.social · 21/10/2024
Federal departments and agencies seem determined to do everything they can to avoid compliance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The latest game: cut the number of pages released per month to a pittance. My latest: www.ocregister.com/2024/10/18/t...
ocregister.com
The feds and FOIA subversion: Delay-until-they’re-dead edition
Congress needs to once again update the FOIA statute.
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 21/10/2024
Quite the parenthetical in a long (and very well-reported) story about the agony of a sports gambling addiction.
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Patrick G. Eddington @pgeddington.bsky.social · 07/10/2024
Today starting at 1pm ET.
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