Local news reports that the Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office has been ordered to pay more than $22,000 in costs and attorneys’ fees for FOIA violations. Read News Report!
Attribute the finding to the court and to the office rather than to the named official personally, and describe the sum as costs and attorneys’ fees, or FOIA, a law designed to ensure public access to government activities.
According to InsideNoVa, the petitioner, Fairfax County resident Valeria Juarez, filed a FOIA petition in 2023 alleging that the office failed to produce 172 emails in a timely manner and then over-redacted them. Full Report
