Lucas Amin
Lucas Amin is an investigative journalist and cofounder of Democracy for Sale, the newsletter dedicated to revealing how dark money and hidden influence threaten our democracy. His work has been nominated for several press prizes and he was part of a team that won Campaign of the Year at the British Journalism Awards in 2022. An expert in using information law for journalism, Lucas has taken the government to court on several occasions to force the publication of documents in the public interest. He is coauthor of two CIJ guidebooks: FOIA Without the Lawyer and its companion guide to using the Environmental Information Regulations.
Summer Conference Event
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You Gotta Fight for Your Right… To Information
Freedom of Information laws in the UK are 25 years old—but using them has never been tougher. In this panel discussion, Peter Geoghegan, Lucas Amin and Jenna Corderoy from Democracy for Sale share hard-won lessons from their award-winning investigations into government secrecy.
Summer Conference Event
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Getting Green Scoops Using Environmental Law
Learn how to leverage the law to obtain ‘green’ information from government departments, regulators and even some private companies. The Environmental Information Regulations (EIRs) - the ‘Sister Act’ of FOIA legislation - is a simple and powerful tool that allows access to public-interest information about the environment.
Investigative Journalist and co-founder at Democracy for Sale