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Cherokee Nation council considers changes to FOI law
The Rules Committee of the Cherokee Nation’s tribal council voted 14-3 Wednesday in favor of changes to the tribe’s Freedom…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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New report ranks state government spending transparency
A report released Tuesday by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund awarded eight states a grade of A…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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House passes FOIA reform bill
The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday unanimously passed the FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act, paving the way for more streamlined…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Tech companies call on government to end bulk data collection and reform other surveillance policies
Eight leading technology companies called on the U.S. government Monday to end bulk data collection of Internet communications and to…Categorized in Court access -
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Tech companies in lawsuit must identify paid journalists and bloggers, federal court rules
Media advocates are concerned about a federal court order that compels two technology companies involved in a drawn-out patent infringement…Categorized in Content restrictions -
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Google report: Government agency requests for content removal and user data rise globally and in U.S.
Requests from government agencies in the U.S. to remove Internet content and reveal more information about online users continues to…Categorized in Content restrictions -
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Federal court finds Bloomberg's publication of copyrighted conference call recording to be fair use
A federal court last week rejected a copyright infringement lawsuit against Bloomberg L.P. for its unauthorized publication of a conference…Categorized in Content restrictions -
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Redacted court documents could be released in heavily sealed Bradley Manning case
In the first movement toward transparency in the tightly sealed trial of Pfc. Bradley Manning, the man accused of leaking…Categorized in Court access -
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FOIA and technology hot topic at House oversight subcommittee hearing
The importance of streamlining agency efforts to fill federal Freedom of Information Act requests was the hot topic at a…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Senate Judiciary Committee discusses transparency, FOIA
Transparency and government adherence to the federal Freedom of Information Act was under scrutiny at a U.S. Senate Judiciary hearing…Categorized in Freedom of information