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Will there be greater transparency in Bradley Manning’s court martial?
Opinion from Firedoglake:
Another pretrial motion hearing occurred in the court martial of Pfc. Bradley Manning at Fort Meade today. During a recess in proceedings, a military legal matter expert opened a yellow envelope and pulled out physical copies of a ruling issued and read in court by the judge.
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Tennessee Senate votes to block access to gun carry records
Groups announce FOI Summit keynote speaker and panelists
(PDF/540 KB release available here.)
Open government advocates will hear from award-winning technologist, civic leaders and freedom of information experts.
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New documents suggest IRS reads emails without a warrant
2012 IRE Award winners: Honoring the best in investigative journalism
Court orders FEC to stop stonewalling FOIA requests
Victors in FOIA disputes should recover legal fees
From Rock River Times:
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Press Association (IPA) is urging the passage of Senate Bill 1514, which would allow citizens and the media to recover attorney fees when prevailing in Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) disputes that are not determined in court.
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Washington governor fulfills promise to make records public
From Walla Walla Union-Bulletin:
Gov. Jay Inslee, in fulfilling a campaign promise not to invoke executive privilege to block the release of public records, has taken an important stand for open government.
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