From The National Law Review:
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Federal judge orders release of names of teachers and trainees at School of Americas
OMG: Text messages sent by D.C. officials sneak By FOI laws
The Freedom From Information Act
From Thomas Clayburn, editor-at-large, Information Week:
In June 2007, I filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to learn more about the basis for Google's complaint that Microsoft's implementation of desktop search in Windows Vista violated the terms of its 2002 antitrust consent agreement.
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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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Court orders FEC to stop stonewalling FOIA requests
Wikileaks releases Kissinger Cables
FOIA requesters score major win over Obama Administration
From Politico:
A federal appeals court issued a major ruling Tuesday preserving the rights of Freedom of Information Act requesters to proceed to court quickly when agencies don't comply with the legally required timelines to respond to demands for government records.
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FOIA document metadata foundation for government-wide FOIA library
FOIA is looking great — through DOJ’s rose-colored glasses
From OpenTheGovernment.org:
Anyone walking out of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Sunshine Week celebration on March 11 with no previous exposure to the FOIA system would have thought the process is working better for requesters than ever. Records are released 94% of the time; backlogs are down; agencies are using technology to help them process requests faster. These happy stories do not represent the reality for many requesters, however.
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