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Illinois passes another bill scaling back public records law
The Illinois Senate passed a bill on Thursday that will exempt the personnel records and evaluations of all public employees…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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White House continues arguing visitor logs are exempt records
The Obama administration is continuing to argue that White House visitor logs are exempt from the Freedom of Information Act,…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Justice Dept. subpoenas reporter over CIA sources
The Obama Justice Department has decided to continue the Bush administration's quest to compel a New York Times reporter to…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Alabama governor signs bill restricting access to 911 calls
Alabama governor Bob Riley signed legislation into law Tuesday that exempts 911 recordings from being released to the public under…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Justices skeptical of referendum signature secrecy
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared skeptical of the argument that signatures on a referendum to repeal Washington state's…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Congressional reps host panel on jailed bloggers overseas
Speakers at a Congressional panel on Tuesday about "Bloggers Behind Bars" stressed the need for the international community to protect…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Documentarian fights oil company's subpoena in federal court
A federal judge in Manhattan on Friday will hear a dispute between Chevron and a documentary filmmaker over a subpoena…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Photographer sues over arrest for videotaping public protest
A civil rights group has filed a lawsuit against the federal government over the November arrest of a photographer outside…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Louisiana state senator wants more transparent governor's office
The state law that controls the applicability of public-records laws to the Louisiana governor's office has been amended several times…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Police raid editor's home over coverage of new iPhone model
Police raided a California online editor’s home and seized computers and servers after he published articles about the forthcoming version…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials