Public Records Laws Weaponized as Surveillance Tools Against Faculty Research Groups

By Sara Brady · Inside Higher Ed · 2026-07-13

Public Records Laws Weaponized as Surveillance Tools Against Faculty Research Groups

Inside Higher Ed reports that political activists are increasingly utilizing the Freedom of Information Act to monitor the internal communications of public university professors. This shift transforms a tool designed for government transparency into a mechanism for conducting op

Inside Higher Ed reports that political activists are increasingly utilizing the Freedom of Information Act to monitor the internal communications of public university professors. This shift transforms a tool designed for government transparency into a mechanism for conducting op