From National Security Counselors:
National Security Counselors, a DC area public interest organization, is accepting applications for a legal intern for the Fall 2012 semester.
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From D.C. Open Government Coalition:
Courts awarding attorney’s fees to prevailing plaintiffs in D.C. Freedom of Information Act cases should follow the same model as the federal courts, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals held Aug. 23.
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A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week:
Protesters request public records on use of force at Burlington protest
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A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week:
Judge’s ruling confirms Nevada public records are public
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From MIT Center for Civic Media:
On June 17-19, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and MIT's Center for Civic Media will host the 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: "The Story and the Algorithm". The conference is the leading gathering of media innovators shaping the future of news and information, and winners of the first Knight News Challenge of 2012, on networks, will be announced during the conference.
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From NPR:
Last week's assignment of two federal prosecutors to investigate disclosures of national security information might have been the first shot in a new war on leaks. The director of national intelligence is expected soon to announce new measures to fight unauthorized disclosures, and some members of Congress say it could be time for new anti-leaking laws.
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But advocates of open government fear an overreaction.
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From Courthouse News Service:
WASHINGTON (CN) – A federal judge granted summary judgment to the Department of Justice after it found and released one final document responsive to a Freedom of Information Act request filed by Sharif Mobley, a U.S. citizen imprisoned in Yemen.
The document released to Mobley is an unclassified email exchange between the DOJ's Civil Division and its Office of Legal Counsel.
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