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Few government agencies have dealt with how social media use affects compliance
Search for LSU president dodged public eye
The government can’t hide behind Gmail
From San Diego City Beat:
I love public records laws like a firefighter loves his ax. I love the heft of the federal Freedom of Information Act (or the California Public Records Act) when I slam it into the door of the establishment. And I love it when it gets sharpened.
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Vermont Legislature to postpone action on record exemptions
From burlingtonfreepress.com:
MONTPELIER — The House takes up a short bill Tuesday morning that postpones decisions about public records exemptions until 2014 to allow for the Legislature’s legal staff to comb the statutes one last time and write a bill that would consolidate the exemptions — 239 at last count — in a single place in the law books.
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Arlington board OKs sharing website code with open-source community
From Arlington Patch:
With a nod to the open government movement, the Arlington County Board this weekend unanimously approved making portions of the programming behind the county website publicly available.
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NEFAC disappointed top military court won’t open Manning trial
Opinion from our friends at NEFAC (New England First Amendment Coalition):
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NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for April 19, 2013
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CISPA plan to let feds receive confidential data wins big House vote
From CNET news:
The U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a controversial data-sharing bill that would authorize e-mail and Internet providers to share confidential information with the federal government.
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Blogger need not reveal sources, judge says in extending Shield Law
From Law.com:
A state court judge has extended the protections of New Jersey's newspersons' Shield Law to independent bloggers, even those who crusade against perceived government corruption and mismanagement.
Superior Court Judge Karen Cassidy on April 12 quashed a prosecutor's subpoena of Tina Renna, president of the Union County Watchdog Association, who posts frequently on a website called "The County Watchers."
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