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Louisiana death row inmate sues DOJ over access to records
FBI ordered to pay nearly $500,000 in fees following FOIA lawsuit
Truthout files FOIA lawsuit against DOJ/FBI re: Occupy documents
Justice Dept. must turn over full gang records
From Courthouse News:
SEATTLE, Wash. (CN) – A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to remove redactions from records that track violent gangs and terrorist organizations, and gave the agency two weeks to hand over the files to the ACLU.
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US government releases names of 55 Guantanamo detainees approved for transfer to other nations
From The Washington Post:
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. Justice Department on Friday made public the names of 55 Guantanamo prisoners who have been approved for transfer to the custody of other countries, releasing information sought by human rights organizations.
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New Freedom of Information Guidance Advances Openness
From OMB Watch:
New guidance issued Friday by the Department of Justice (DOJ) will help to ensure that a little-known part of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) will not be inappropriately used to shield agency activities from public scrutiny.
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Watchdog demands DOJ release records about Sen. Ensign’s affair
FOIA backlog grows even as agencies process more requests
From Federal News Radio:
Federal agencies processed more than 631,000 requests for government records under the Freedom of Information Act in fiscal 2011, 5 percent more than the year before. But the number of backlogged requests government-wide nonetheless shot up from less than 70,000 to more than 83,000.
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