The Nebraska Death Index (1904-1968) That time we successfully appealed to a state Attorney General while waiting to board an international flight.

We're gonna change that.įOIA request filed with Social Security Administration on September 20, 2017

Social Security Applications and Claims Index Almost 100,000,000 public records have been available only through a $300/year paywalled commercial website.

Billions of Digital Images and Associated Text Metadata Created Through the United States National Archives and Records Administration’s Digitization Partnership Program We want it all back.įOIA request filed with NARA on October 14, 2020.

Litigation in progress! FOIA lawsuit filed in United States District Court (SDNY) on September 17, 2018.

Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File When a veteran dies, why is their basic service data locked up forever behind a $300/year commercial website's paywall?.

Then they decided to ignore the state Sunshine Law altogether.

Missouri Death Index, 1968-2015 They tried to charge us $1.5 million for a public records request.

Litigation successful! Motion for Summary Judgment granted April 15, 2020

Missouri Birth Index, 1920(ish)-2015 They tried to charge us $1.5 million for a public records request.

No litigation needed! All records online.

The Mississippi State Death Index (1912-1943) One young genealogist's tenacity leads to thirty-one years of Mississippi state history finally going online.

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