A few items selected from many of interest in the last few days.
Whistleblowers, intelligence experts, and veterans join Electronic Frontier Foundation in fight against 'state secrets'
San Francisco – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and a coalition of whistleblowers, intelligence experts, and veterans urged a federal appeals court Wednesday to reject government attempts to bury yet another lawsuit challenging illegal surveillance with baseless claims of "state secrets."
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Join in the fight for open government
It's a rare day when the editorial boards of newspapers from all corners of Massachusetts are in agreement. This is one of those days. This weekend, The Daily News of Newburyport, along with more than 20 of the state's daily newspapers, with support from the American Civil Liberties Union, Common Cause and the New England First Amendment Coalition, have come together to publish a unified message in support of legislative attempts to increase government transparency.
Visit NewburyportNews.com for the rest.
Blogger's public records requests come with heavy dose of profanity
DEERFIELD BEACH—They're tired of the profanity-laced, derogatory emails seeking public records, but officials at the Deerfield Beach Housing Authority now realize they'll just have to put up with the requests from activist blogger Chaz Stevens after all.
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Oklahoma Supreme Court proposes limiting public access to personal info
Court officials are again proposing a sweeping rule to remove personal information such as dates of birth from Oklahoma criminal and civil court records, prompting concern from former Attorney General Drew Edmondson and others.
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Scott attorney acknowledges governor's emails were deleted
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott's office has admitted that email to and from the governor contained on his iPad was "accidentally" deleted — a potential violation of the law, according to the First Amendment Foundation.
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