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Electronic Frontier Foundation joins media groups in filing amicus brief to uphold access to GIS maps

donal brown January 24, 2011

EFF is asking a California Court of Appeal to uphold the public’s right to electronic files created by local governments in the case Sierra Club v. Superior Court. -db Electronic Frontier Foundation Commentary By Mark Rumold Last week, EFF joined a coalition of public interest and media groups in filing an amicus brief (pdf) urging a California Court of Appeal to uphold the public’s right to access electronic files created and stored by local governments.

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Federal repeals court denies access to information on Guantanamo ‘high value’ detainees

donal brown January 24, 2011

The American Civil Liberties Union lost a round in federal court when the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. ruled that the government did not have to release information about 14 suspected terrorist leaders and operatives held in Guantanamo. -db The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press January 20, 2011 By Rachel Costello The Department of Defense and the CIA do not have to disclose information pertaining to 14 “high value” detainees held

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Obama administration praised for commitment to transparency

donal brown January 24, 2011

While the Obama administration was praised for its initiatives on open government, speakers at the American University law school’s conference on transparency expressed frustration at the continued lack of access to useable government data. -db The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press January 21, 2011 By Rachel Costello Leading experts on transparency issues and representatives of the Obama administration gathered Thursday at American University’s Washington College of Law for the “Transparency in the Obama

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