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DOJ memo reveals legal case for drone strikes on Americans
From NBC:
A confidential Justice Department memo concludes that the U.S. government can order the killing of American citizens if they are believed to be “senior operational leaders” of al-Qaida or “an associated force” — even if there is no intelligence indicating they are engaged in an active plot to attack the U.S.
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Maryland public records ruling could let more sunshine in
From The Baltimore Sun:
The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled recently that state police personnel files are not completely off-limits under the Maryland Public Information Act, a finding that could broaden access to a whole range of information, experts say.
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Public records show Superdome officials were worried about power outage possibility
From WXYZ.com:
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The cause of a 34-minute blackout at the Super Bowl remains under investigation, but public records released Monday show that Superdome officials were worried about a power outage several months before the big game.
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Reader Panel: Rating open records, open government laws in state
From AberdeenNews.com:
How would you rate South Dakota's open records/open government laws? What information do you think should or should not be available?
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Florida First Amendment Foundation will hit the road in a statewide Sunshine Road Tour
From the Florida First Amendment Foundation:
(February 4, 2013) — Beginning February 4, the First Amendment Foundation will take to the highways for a statewide Sunshine Tour, meeting with editorial boards and citizens throughout Florida to talk about Sunshine in Government.
Barbara Petersen, president of the First Amendment Foundation, will be making the rounds across the state to discuss legislative proposals and possible reforms relating to transparency and access.
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Hawaii adult care homes under legislative pressure to put public records online
From the Honolulu Civil Beat:
Wendy Silverthorne walked out of Castle Medical Center two years ago with a huge decision to make in less than 24 hours.
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Closing public records is scary path to walk
Editorial from NatchezDemocrat.com:
When government filing cabinets and computers start locking, our great nation loses part of the freedom that makes us America.
Yet, a shocking number of elected officials in the Mississippi House of Representatives appear ready to do just that in response to just one incident hundreds of miles away.
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Public records, and their burden
Illinois AG upholds FOIA request
From The Register-Mail:
GALESBURG — The Illinois Attorney General’s office has ruled that Knox County must turn over documents detailing the settlement amounts of three sexual harassment suits levied against the county and State’s Attorney John Pepmeyer “immediately.”
However, there was no one at the County Courthouse who could make the documents available Friday, the day The Register-Mail received the ruling from the attorney general’s office.
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