Terrorism-related secrecy
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Project investigating Pearl murder suffers FOIA setback
Faxing a FOIA appeal to the wrong number proved costly to The Pearl Project, which is seeking information about the…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Judge limits secrecy in detainee proceedings
The public has a right to know the details of pending charges and the government's evidence against Guantanamo Bay detainees who…Categorized in Court access -
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White House urged to withhold torture photos
After a years-long battle to withhold images of abuse and torture at U.S.-run military facilities -- a battle lost in…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Newspaper to attorney general: Release torture testimony
The New York Times today urged Attorney General Eric Holder to release Guantanamo detainees' testimony on their alleged torture while…Categorized in Court access -
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Court rebuffs state secrets claim in rendition case
The U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco (9th Cir.) yesterday reinstated a lawsuit brought by former detainees who claim they…Categorized in Court access -
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ACLU suit for torture memos prompts their release
After years of litigation under the Freedom of Information Act, four secret memos from the Justice Department’s Office of Legal…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Judge: Sept. 11 records will likely remain sealed for now
A Manhattan judge considering whether to unseal approximately one million pages of documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks…Categorized in Court access -
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Oral arguments slated over Sept. 11 documents
A Manhattan federal court will hear oral arguments Wednesday on whether more than a million pages of documents related to the…Categorized in Court access -
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FOIA suit seeks documents on journalist's death
Students at Georgetown University are suing the CIA, FBI and other government agencies for information in the death of Wall Street Journal…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Supreme Court refuses FOIA war crimes case
The Supreme Court will not review the issue of whether documents provided to the Defense Department by outside contractors related…Categorized in Freedom of information