Category «Government Documents»

DOJ’s new filing includes photo of classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago

Case 9:22-cv-81294-AMC Document 41-1 Entered on FLSD Docket 08/30/2022 Argument: 1. THERE IS NO LEGAL BASIS FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A SPECIAL MASTER TO REVIEW THE CLAIM OF EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE HERE. A. Cases In Which Courts Have Appointed Special Masters Involve Claims of Attorney-Client (Not Executive) Privilege. B. The Presidential Records Act Forecloses the Relief …

Subjects: Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research

The Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant: A Legal Introduction

CRS Legal Sidebar: The Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant: A Legal Introduction, Updated August 29, 2022 – “The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently executed a search warrant at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in Palm Beach, Florida. A magistrate judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida later unsealed the warrant …

Subjects: Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research

DOJ to Judge – Trump’s Mar-a-Lago documents already examined by FBI

Washington Post: “FBI agents have already finished their examination of possibly privileged documents seized in an Aug. 8 search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, according to a Justice Department court filing Monday that could undercut the former president’s efforts to have a special master appointed to review the files. The “filter team” used by the …

Subjects: Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research

Before the Presidential Records Act of 1978, presidents owned their papers

Washington Post: Now all presidents, including Donald Trump, must turn them over to the National Archives. “Until the 1970s, former presidents could do pretty much whatever they wanted with their presidential papers. That often was a problem. Some papers “were purposely destroyed, while others fell victim to chance destruction,” concluded a 1978 congressional study. “Others …

Subjects: Congress, Education, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

New data shows long Covid is keeping as many as 4 million people out of work

Brookings – Around 16 million working-age Americans likely have long Covid today – “The Census Bureau’s June to July 2022 HPS survey found that 16.3 million people (around 8%) of working-age Americans currently have long Covid. This report uses HPS data rather than Current Population Survey (CPS) data—which is generally more robust—because the HPS asks questions …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Health Care, Medicine

A new US data privacy bill aims to give you more control over information collected about you – and make businesses change how they handle data

Via LLRX – A new US data privacy bill aims to give you more control over information collected about you – and make businesses change how they handle data – With rare bipartisan support, the American Data and Privacy Protection Act moved out of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce by a …

Subjects: Congress, Digital Rights, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation, Privacy

Google Search and Maps results will confirm if a medical center offers abortions

engadget: “In the wake of Roe v. Wade being overturned, Google announced that it is making it easier to use its Maps and Search products to find medical providers that offer abortions. When someone searches for specific services and Google has confirmation that a location provides those services, it’ll be clearly labeled in Search and …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Government Documents, Health Care, Internet, Legal Research, Medicine, Search Engines

NARA’s Digital Preservation Framework Goes Live as Linked Open Dataset

WASHINGTON, August 25, 2022 — “Beginning today, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is making its Digital Preservation Framework available as a Linked Open Dataset, a first for the agency. Aimed at sharing NARA’s research with digital preservation professionals around the world, the dataset expands access that was previously available only through GitHub. Linked …

Subjects: Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

CREW gets secret Barr memo on Trump obstruction

“Following a victory in appeals court, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington obtained the secret Department of Justice memo then-Attorney General Bill Barr pointed to in order to undermine the Mueller Report and justify not charging then-President Donald Trump with obstruction. The memo presents a breathtakingly generous view of the law and facts for …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research

The Sustainable Finance Policy Tracker

OMFIF Sustainable Policy Institute: “The Sustainable Finance Policy Tracker provides a comprehensive overview of different countries’ approaches to mitigating climate risks in the financial sector. Covering 23 countries and jurisdictions, the tracker presents information on 14 sustainable policy subjects that include regulatory and supervisory measures, climate stress testing activity, net zero strategies, green bond issuance …

Subjects: Climate Change, Environmental Law, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research

Abortion Rises in Importance as a Voting Issue, Driven by Democrats

Pew Research Center Report: “While the economy remains the dominant issue in this fall’s midterm elections, the issue of abortion has increased markedly in importance among Democrats following the Supreme Court’s decision ending the federal guarantee of a right to legal abortion in the United States. A majority of registered voters (56%) say the issue …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Government Documents, Health Care, Legal Research, Legislation, Medicine