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Supreme Court presented with major decision in McBurney v. Young
WA high court to hear KOMO’s public records suit
From KOMOnews.com:
SEATTLE (Dec 5, 2012) — Washington state’s highest court will hear a case brought by the KOMO Problem Solvers involving the public’s right to records.
In the simplest terms, the city of Seattle wants to keep its police dashcam videos under wraps for three years. However, KOMO News believes the public the public should have quicker access to the footage.
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Viewpoint: Stanford, Princeton professors reply to “The New Ambiguity of ‘Open Government'”
U.S. Court of Appeals rejects CIA’s motion to squash lawsuit on Bay of Pigs history
From Global Research:
Washington, D.C. (Dec 7, 2012) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit yesterday rejected the CIA’s attempt to shortcut the National Security Archive’s lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain the last still-secret history of the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961.
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City of Missoula, CSKT officials look at ways to open government relations
From Missoulian:
Dave Strohmaier is confident the city of Missoula and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes share mutual concerns when it comes to economic development. And the Missoula city councilman is pretty sure there are other areas where their interests overlap as well. He just doesn’t know what they are.
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RI attorney general hosting open government summit
From Providence Journal:
State Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin and his staff are hosting a summit for newly elected and appointed officials focused on the state’s Access to Public Records Act and Open Meetings Act next month.
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The summit will be held on Jan. 8 at the Community College of Rhode Island’s Lincoln campus from 9:30 a.m. to noon.
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Request for city of Tulsa records in police case brings no response
From Tulsa World:
The city of Tulsa has not responded to a request made by the Tulsa World more than two months ago for records on police arbitration proceedings.
A second request for a more limited number of records involving two Tulsa police officers has been pending more than seven weeks without a formal response. Both requests have been sitting in the city’s legal department for weeks.
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Idaho seminars explain public records, meeting laws
From Idaho Press-Tribune:
TREASURE VALLEY (Dec 8, 2012) — Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden will explain the ins and outs of the Idaho Open Meeting Law and the Idaho Public Records Law at a seminar in Payette 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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The same presentation will be made in Nampa at 7 p.m. Jan. 9 at Nampa City Hall.
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Call for nominations – SPJ presents its 28th James Madison Awards
From Society of Professional Journalists:
The James Madison Freedom of Information Awards recognize Northern California organizations and individuals who have made significant contributions to advancing freedom of information and expression in the spirit of James Madison, the creative force behind the First Amendment. SPJ NorCal presents the awards during National Freedom of Information Week near Madison’s birthday, March 16.
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