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Press release from National Security Archive: “The United States Supreme Court today remanded to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals a case concerning the application of a federal open government law to the Energy Task Force chaired by Vice President Cheney in 2001.” From the National Resources Defense Council, The Cheney Energy Task Force – …
New on LLRX.com for June 21, 2004: A Selective Guide to Online International Arbitration Resources UK Constitutional Reform Notes from the Tech Trenches: Spicy Handouts for Tastier Training FOIA Facts: Ronald Reagan’s FOIA Legacy Wisdom from the Grammar Goddess: Breaking the Spell After Hours: Travel Tip, Book It! and Time Travel Tickets, Part II (Old-Fashioned …
Press release: Sensitive passenger data from at least eight airlines and airline reservation services were given to contractors working on a computerized screening program, according to new information provided in response to written questions posed to Admiral David Stone, who has been nominated to be the administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). For reference, …
From FindLaw: Department of Justice memo to White House counsel, Aug 1, 2002, Re: Standards of Conduct for Interrogation, 50 pages, PDF) Assistant Attorney General Jay S. Bybee letter to White House counsel, Aug. 1, 2002: Interrogation and Torture Assistant Attorney General Jay S. Bybee memo to Defense Department general counsel William J. Haynes II, …
As an update to previous postings concerning access to CRS reports online, The Thurgood Marshall Law Library, University of Maryland, provides a searchable archive currently comprising 400 CRS reports on 50 topics, from 1993 to present (the most current entry, Sensitive Security Information and Transportation Security: Issues and Congressional Options, 6/9/2004). The site also references …
Patterns of Global Terrorism 2003 “Note: Corrected Year in Review, Appendix A, and Appendix G were posted on June 22, 2004. Numbers in the text, specifically numbers of killed and wounded, will be revised to reflect to corrected Appendices.” Global Terrorism Report Incorrectly Documented Drop in Number of Attacks
In a June 18 letter to White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) made the following request concerning the 9/11 Commission report to be released in July: “The White House should take all reasonable steps to guarantee that there will be no appearance of impropriety should any section of the report …
The text of the 400 page report, authored by the Senate Intelligence Committee, has been redacted by as much as 40%. Related reference, New bill would allow Pentagon to gather intelligence on US residents without their knowledge. See also the Privacy Act of 1974.
Freedom of Information Act Guide, May 2004: “The “Justice Department Guide to the Freedom of Information Act” is an overview discussion of the FOIA’s exemptions, its law enforcement record exclusions, and its most important procedural aspects. Prepared by the attorney and law clerk staff of the Office of Information and Privacy, it is updated and …
From the 9/11 Commission hearing today, the following documents are now available: Staff Statement No. 17, Improvising a Homeland Defense (29 pages, PDF) Witness Statements from today’s hearing on “National Crisis Management.”
Judge Scolds U.S. Officials Over Barring Jet Travelers: From the order of June 15 by U.S. District Court Judge Charles R. Breyer (a copy of which has been provided by The Volokh Conspiracy), “In this Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) action plaintiffs seek records regarding “no fly” and other transportation watch lists, as well as …
Today the Commission released Staff Statement No. 15, Overview of the Enemy, (12 pages, PDF): From page five of the report: “We have no credible evidence that Iraq and al Qaeda cooperated on attacks against the United States.” Also released was Staff Statement No. 16, Outline of the 9/11 Plot. Links to Statements presented at …
