Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery With Daily Postings Since 2002
Following up on my August 26 posting, Patriot Act Used to Demand Library Patron Records, this news from the ACLU: “In Legal Papers Unsealed Today, Librarian Speaks of Fear of Imprisonment Over Government Gag in Patriot Act Challenge.” The affidavit of the librarian who works for the ACLU’s Doe client is available here. This document …
Press release: “Today the Ronald Reagan Library is releasing an additional 175 pages from its re-review of the John Roberts’ records restricted from release on August 15, 2005. Of the pages being released today, 148 pages are being released in part and 27 pages are being released in their entirety. This material was originally withheld …
From the Washington Post, via MSNB.com’s cached version of the article from August 20, 2005: CIA report on 9/11 is complete – Two years after deadline, findings have yet to reach Congress.
Copyright and Licensing Digital Materials – A Resource Guide, by Therese A. Clarke Arado Researching Intellectual Property Law In The Russian Federation, by Julian Zegelman The State of Online Legislative Research and What Makes a Good Legislative History, by Susan H. Paschell CongressLine, by GalleryWatch.com: The Document’s Story – Legislative Narration, by Paul Jenks The …
Today the Democratic National Committee sent a formal request (2 page letter, PDF) to the Solicitor General of the DOJ, requesting that the agency release all documents in its possession that were authored by Judge Roberts while an employee of the agency. The letter has 80,000 signatories. Related references to Judge Roberts
From the New York Review of Books, this letter, Blocked, signed by a distinguished group of authors, journalists and researchers, responding to the CIA’s refusal to produce copies of documents in response to a FOIA lawsuit under the 1992 JFK Assassination Records Act. [thanks Mike] Related reference: The President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection …
The Coalition of Journalists for Open Government has issued two new reports, one of which addresses overall federal agency responsiveness to FOIA requests (the overwhelming majority of which come from the public not the media), and the second which provides a review of FOIA litigation decisions during the period of 1999 through 2004. The combined …
From the Washington Post (reg. req’d), Library Missing Roberts File Papers Lost After Lawyers’ Review, states that an undisclosed number of pages from the files of Justice Roberts’ work pertaining to affirmative action during the 1980s have gone missing after they were reviewed last month by White House and DOJ attorneys. See also: Related references …
Press release today from Sen. Patrick Leahy: “Specter, Leahy Announce SCOTUS Hearing Locations And Details… In order to give advance notice so that you can make your travel plans, the Judiciary Committee hearings on the nomination of Judge John G. Roberts, Jr. for the Supreme Court will begin on Tuesday, September 6th, at 1:30 P.M., …
Statement from the New York City Fire Department Regarding September 11th Records Release: “Pursuant to a ruling issued by the New York State Court of Appeals on March 24, 2005, the Fire Department today is releasing additional records related to the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001.” From the New York Times, City Begins Releasing …
Press release: Reagan Library to Open Additional Records Relating to Judge John Roberts See also Government Reports on Supreme Court Appointment Process
Leahy Faults White House For ‘Slow-Walking’ Roberts Papers That Were Promised To The Senate…”comments of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt., ranking member, Senate Judiciary Committee) on Wednesday’s Washington Post disclosure that White House officials are delaying the release of tens of thousands of pages of Reagan-era documents relating to Supreme Court nominee John Roberts.” Leahy’s Reply …
