Court records are one of the most powerful and underused tools in investigative reporting. In this latest workshop, we walk through how civil litigation and criminal cases can reveal conflicts, behavior and decision-making that shape a subject’s public and private life.

Go behind the scenes of a real Medicare fraud investigation that exposed a multimillion-dollar scheme involving fraudulent billing for medical supplies that patients never ordered or received.

Meet the #NICAR26 Fellows! Bella Davis is an Indigenous affairs reporter at New Mexico In Depth and a proud Yurok tribal member based in Albuquerque. Her reporting focuses on critical issues affecting Native communities across New Mexico.

Court records are one of the most powerful and underused tools in investigative reporting. A new workshop from MuckRock will walk journalists through how civil litigation and criminal cases can reveal conflicts, behavior and more. Register: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...

A new collaboration from The Nevada Independent (@thenvindy.com) and Sunlight Research Desk (@sunlightresearch.bsky.social) reveals how a secretive LLC with ties to Google’s former CEO pursued special use permits for explosive testing near Burning Man.

NEW: A collaboration from The Nevada Independent (@thenvindy.com) and Sunlight Research Desk has unveiled ties between a secretive LLC, a former Google CEO and explosive testing near Burning Man.

@muckrock.com's sunlight desk provided background research for this report with the Nevada Independent! thenevadaindependent.com/article/form...

Want to chat about public records, investigative research and more? MuckRock's Michael Morisy and Brandi Swicegood are at the @knightfoundation.org's Knight Media Forum 2026 in Miami!

Whether you’re backgrounding a source, tracking campaign money, or connecting the dots in public records, we’re the support system behind the byline. Our experts help newsrooms dig deeper to produce stories with impact. Learn more about our membership options. www.sunlightresearch.net/membership

From tracking down essential documents to analyzing complex data sets, Sunlight Research Desk’s new membership options that can improve your newsroom’s investigative capabilities. Learn more: [https://www.sunlightresearch.net/membership](www.sunlightresearch.net/membership)

The carpet industry’s long use of “forever chemicals” has polluted drinking water and the environment across swaths of the South for decades. MuckRock’s @sunlightresearch.bsky.social provided research on this new investigation.

ICYMI: @sunlightresearch.bsky.social launched new membership options that can help your newsroom track down essential documents, analyze complex data sets, and prepare detailed timelines to help your newsroom build the foundation for investigations. Learn more:

From uncovering the federal probation status of a congressional candidate in Arizona to an in-depth examination of why Elon Musk’s Boring Co. has been snatching up real estate along the Las Vegas Loop, Sunlight Research Desk has been invaluable for local newsrooms across the country.

Save time and uncover critical details for impactful stories. 📰 Sunlight Research Desk is launching an updated membership program that gives your newsroom more access to support from the Sunlight Research Desk. www.sunlightresearch.net/membership

The Georgia carpet industry’s long use of PFAS, known as “forever chemicals,” has polluted drinking water and the environment across swaths of the South for decades. Sunlight Research Desk provided research to @ajc.com on this new reporting.

Last week, Founder of the Los Angeles Center for Investigative Journalism Albert Serna Jr. joined us for our Investigating with Sunlight series to discuss how to turn LGBTQ+ data into reporting that is accurate, thoughtful and community-informed. Watch on YouTube:

On Friday at 1 p.m. ET learn how to turn LGBTQ+ data into reporting that is accurate, thoughtful and community-informed with Albert Serna Jr., founder of the Los Angeles Center for Investigative Journalism. Register today:

In Arizona, Restoration to Competency program is meant to prepare people with mental illness to face trial. Instead, it exposes how Arizona jails have become the state’s default psychiatric wards — with sometimes dangerous consequences.

Data can reveal patterns and point to emerging stories. Yet it never captures the full reality of a community. Learn how to turn LGBTQ+ data into reporting that is accurate, thoughtful and community-informed. Join us on Jan. 23 for Reporting the Rainbow.

Whether you’re backgrounding a source, tracking campaign money or connecting the dots in public records, Sunlight Research Desk is the support system behind the byline. Learn more about our monthly workshops:

Celebrate government transparency in 2026! Registration is now open for Sunshine Fest, where we'll celebrate freedom of information from March 15-17 in Washington, D.C. Learn more about conference and how to register: sunshineweek.org/sunshine-fest/

Learn how to turn LGBTQ+ data into reporting that is accurate, thoughtful and community-informed. Join us on Jan. 23 for Reporting the Rainbow: Covering and Serving the Queer Community. www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...

Learn how to turn LGBTQ+ data into reporting that is accurate, thoughtful and community-informed. Join us on Jan. 23 for Reporting the Rainbow: Covering and Serving the Queer Community: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...

We're nearing the end of our most important fundraising season. If you believe in a more open, accountable democracy, we’re asking you to stand with us. Support MuckRock today. www.muckrock.com/donate/

By teaming up with MuckRock, Sunlight can offer newsrooms even deeper tools and support, including FOIA services and DocumentCloud’s analysis capabilities. If you’ve ever tapped our research team for help, attended a workshop, make a donation to support our work today.

Learn how to turn LGBTQ+ data into reporting that is accurate, thoughtful and community-informed. Join us on Jan. 23 for Reporting the Rainbow: Covering and Serving the Queer Community: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...

Learn how to turn LGBTQ+ data into reporting that is accurate, thoughtful and community-informed. Join us on Jan. 23 for Reporting the Rainbow: Covering and Serving the Queer Community: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...

Criminal justice and health care experts have grown concerned that Pima County’s jail has become the dangerous default for people who need medical treatment, not incarceration. New from @azluminaria.org with research from Sunlight Research Center: azluminaria.org/2025/11/24/w...

Join us tomorrow as we host Albert Serna Jr., founder and executive editor at the Los Angeles Center for Investigative Journalism, for a free workshop on using data to better understand and report on LGBTQ+ communities.

MuckRock doesn’t answer to advertisers or political interests. We don’t even have a paywall. Today is Giving Tuesday, the start of our most important fundraising season. If you believe in a more open, accountable democracy, we’re asking you to stand with us. www.muckrock.com/donate/

This Thursday, join us as we host Albert Serna Jr., Founder and Executive Editor at the Los Angeles Center for Investigative Journalism, for a workshop on using data to better understand and report on LGBTQ communities.

“You don’t want your meds?” In Pima County jail, a man refusing court-ordered medication was tased, punched and injected anyway. His case is part of a growing reliance on jails to treat mental illness in Arizona: ⬇️ azluminaria.org/2025/11/24/w...

Criminal justice and health care experts have grown concerned that Pima County’s jail has become the dangerous default for people who need medical treatment, not incarceration. New from @azluminaria.org with research from Sunlight Research Center: azluminaria.org/2025/11/24/w...

The Foilies “honor” the institutions and individuals most determined to keep the public in the dark. It’s that magical time of year again: Foilies submissions are open. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

TOMORROW: Learn how public records can reveal the interworking of major college football programs. We’ll be joined by @foiaball.com at 1 p.m. ET. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

New from @wyofile.com with contributions from Sunlight Research Center: Billionaire couple B. Wayne Jr. and Molly Hughes are exerting major influence in Wyoming through their charitable foundation, political giving and more. wyofile.com/politics-pre...

Brought to you by the @eff.org and MuckRock, the Foilies “honor” the institutions and individuals most determined to keep the public in the dark. It’s that magical time of year again: Foilies submissions are open. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

Join Sunlight Research Center and MuckRock as we host Albert Serna Jr., Founder and Executive Editor at the Los Angeles Center for Investigative Journalism, for a practical workshop on using data to better understand and report on LGBTQ communities.

From coaches avoiding accountability to trips to Saudi Arabia, public records can reveal the interworking of major college football programs. This Friday, we’ll be joined by @foiaball.com where we’ll will discuss how he used FOIA and public records in his reporting. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Sunlight Research Center is now part of the Journalism Support Exchange, a free matchmaking tool designed to help local news organizations find the resources and support they need faster and more effectively. Learn more about JSX:

New analysis reveals the full scope of how Elon Musk's Boring Co. is building out a real-estate network along the path of the Las Vegas Loop. thenevadaindependent.com/article/why-...

Finding the truth buried in decades-old evidence in our workshop on reopening and reporting on cold cases with award-winning investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell.

Government data is disappearing, but Sunlight Research Center's tipsheet explores what you can do to keep track of data relevant to your research and reporting.

Glad to see this reporting coming out! I enjoyed doing the property research and making the graphics that went into the article

Join @sunlightresearch.bsky.social and award-winning investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell for a practical workshop on reopening and reporting on cold cases, and finding the truth buried in decades-old evidence.

🚇✨ Why is Elon Musk’s Boring Co. quietly buying up real estate along the Las Vegas Loop? Our member newsroom @TheNVIndy just published this story by Oona Milliken. 👉 thenevadaindependent.com/article/why-... #InvestigativeJournalism #ElonMusk #LasVegasLoop

🐄🛰️ AI meets agriculture. @wisconsinwatch.org reporter Bennet Goldstein shows how satellites + machine learning can help identify and prevent illegal manure spreading on frozen fields. #InvestigativeJournalism #AI #DataJournalism 🔗 wisconsinwatch.org/2024/03/wisc...

🌍 This Friday! Join Sunlight Research Center + Anna Massoglia for a workshop on tracking global business + influence. 🕐 Oct 31, 12–1 PM ET Follow the money across borders + uncover who really controls companies. #InvestigativeJournalism #Transparency

🚘🌲 The Sunlight team hit the road this month! We spoke at IRE’s AccessFest 2025 + the National Press Foundation conference, sharing tools to help journalists protect + uncover public data. #InvestigativeJournalism #AccessFest2025 #NPF 🔗 www.sunlightresearch.net/resources

Big news: Sunlight Research Center is joining MuckRock! Together, we're creating a capacity- building engine, expanding tools, training and hands-on support for local investigative reporting. #InvestigativeReporting #LocalNews #LocalJournalism