Those who rhapsodize about defending the freedoms guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution (even if all they’ve read is the last half of the Second Amendment) have a good point. Our rights don’t just sit there, inviolate, waiting to be enjoyed at random. They need to be defended around the clock from enemies foreign and domestic.
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Tag: open government
Waterkeeper organizations file FOIA lawsuit
From eStormWater.com:
On Tuesday, March 4, Waterkeeper Alliance, in collaboration with several Gulf of Mexico Waterkeeper organizations, filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Coast Guard over unfulfilled requests for public records related to the ongoing Taylor Energy oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Sunshine Day event to feature UNC panel
From NewsObserver.com:
A panel discussion on the UNC athletic and academic scandals and an address from a nationally known open-government expert will headline an event Monday to celebrate the value of transparent government.
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How the National Archives wants to open up its data to Americans
From Nieman Journalism Lab:
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Register for OpenTheGovernment.org’s Sunshine Week Event March 15
From OpenTheGovernment.org:
Sunshine Week 2013 will take place March 10th to 15th, throughout Washington, DC, and across the United States. On the morning of Friday, March 15th, OpenTheGovernment.org and the First Amendment Center will host a Sunshine Week celebration of National Freedom of Information Day at the Newseum in Washington, DC.
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Boston programmers join international push for open government data
Open government blogger wins lawsuit against Lawrence Township (N.J.)
From NJ.com:
An open-government activist was awarded $13,000 in legal fees after he won his lawsuit alleging that Lawrence violated the state’s public records law.
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Bipartisan bill would prohibit warrantless drone surveillance
Knight News Challenge: How might we improve the way citizens and governments interact?
From Knight Foundation News Challenge:
In many ways it’s easier than it’s ever been to learn about and interact with the institutions and communities around us. But there’s a long way to go. How can we make the places we live more awesome through data and technology? How can we make public information more relevant and useful? This is the Knight News Challenge: Open Gov.
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Obama drones memo disclosure could change FOIA cases
From Huffingtonpost:
Until last week, the Obama administration's official position was that it had never technically acknowledged the existence of a memo from the Office of Legal Counsel laying out the legal framework for the targeted killing of an American citizen.
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