Tracking the modern progress of the First Amendment
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 9th, 2008
After releasing more than 4,000 pages relating to presidential pardons issued in the final days of Bill Clinton’s presidency (documents obtained this week through a FOIA request entered in 2006…!), Clinton’s legal counsel announced it would withhold an additional 1,500 pages relating to the pardons.
Clinton’s camp claims the exclusions are permitted by the FOIA’s exemption […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 3rd, 2008
Learn to become a master of FOIA-Filing in 4 Easy Steps!
Posted in Freedom of the Press on Jan 27th, 2008
U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) issued challenges this week regarding a White House decision to relocate the operations of a panel responsible for investigating and resolving Freedom of Information Act disputes.
The OPEN Government Act, a revised version of the FOIA signed into law January 4, established the Office of Government Information […]
Posted in Freedom of the Press on Jan 18th, 2008
The U.S. Court of Appeals has denied public access to information pertaining to military trial proceedings recorded in documents received by the government from outside consultants.
The National Institute of Military Justice, a “non-partisan organization” seeking to “advance the fair administration of military justice and foster improved public understanding of the military justice system,” […]
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