Reality Check Forum 2025 / Legal Clinic

Politics and Transparency:

Access to Public Records

Gunita Singh, Staff Attorney, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

This presentation covers federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and state public records law, describe the types of records available, include an overview of best practices for optimizing records requests and provide direction to helpful resources.

Staff Attorney, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

Gunita Singh is a staff attorney with the Reporters Committee where she works on litigation, policy, and amicus work, primarily around state and federal freedom of information laws while also helping reporters and news organizations with records requests. Gunita received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and her undergraduate degree from Boston University where she studied political science and graduated magna cum laude. She has co-authored two publications about the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to public records. She also serves as board chair at LION Publishers.