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October 2010

A&A: Is crime victim entitled to see investigation records?

FAC October 26, 2010

Q: My daughter was raped by her ex and he recorded it. She obtained the video and filed charges. Her ex is the son of a DA employee. They did not file charges and “lost the video.” They did not notify anyone and the case is closed. Since then they have refused to enforce a Domestic Violence Restraining Order and it has been violated several times. When we requested files/explanations we were told they were

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Secrecy News: Wikileaks report on Iraq useful in revealing scale and horror of civilian casualties

donal brown October 25, 2010

While previously critical of Wikileaks for its irresponsible disclosure of some classified documents from the Afghan war, Secrecy News’ Steven Aftergood says that the Iraq war documents released on October 22 provide valuable insight into the war particularly on civilian casualties. -db Secrecy News Commentary October 25, 2010 By Steven Aftergood Thousands of previously unrecognized civilian casualties of the war in Iraq were documented in a collection of classified U.S. military records that were published

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Washington Post challenges Congressional barriers to disclosure of sales of guns used in crimes

donal brown October 25, 2010

The Washington Post is publishing a series of stories that breaches the limits established by Congress on information of sales of guns used to commit crimes. -db Secrecy News Commentary October 25, 2010 By Steven Aftergood The Washington Post is publishing a rather spectacular series of stories this week tracing the flow of guns through American society and their use in criminal activity. The Post series directly challenges — and partially overcomes — the barriers

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Supreme Court denies emergency injunction on Maine campaign-finance laws

donal brown October 25, 2010

Two Supreme Court justices refused to enjoin Maine’s campaign laws before the Nov. 2 election The laws set disclosure requirements, capped individual contributions to governor candidates to $750 and provided matching funds for some candidates. -db Courthouse News Service October 25, 2010 By Annie Youderian (CN) – The Supreme Court late Friday refused to block three Maine campaign-finance laws, citing the “difficulties in fashioning relief so close to the election.” Justice Anthony Kennedy rejected a

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Federal appeals court orders release of court documents in terrorism case

donal brown October 25, 2010

A federal appeals court upheld the public’s right to access court documents in a case in which the prosecutors allege that a charitable organization provided support to Hamas, listed as a terrorist organization by the U.S. government. -db The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press October 22, 2010 By Daniel Skallman A federal appeals court Wednesday ordered the disclosure of a Texas district court ruling that had been filed under seal, highlighting in its

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