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Supreme Court to decide if petition-signers can remain anonymous

donal brown January 26, 2010

The United States has a long tradition of allowing anonymous speech in the political arena, but there are also serious concerns about transparency and accountability. The Supreme Court must decide whether Washington state officials can release names on a petition seeking a referendum on repealing the state’s domestic-partnership rights. -DB First Amendment Center Commentary January 24, 2010 By Gene Policinski “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would

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President warns about effects of Supreme Court decision on elections

donal brown January 25, 2010

President Barack Obama said with unlimited money from special interests now legal, it gives them the power to spend millions on getting rid of legislators who don’t vote their way. -DB Sunlight Foundation January 24, 2010 By Daniel Schuman President Obama’s weekly address explained on his administration’s efforts to combat influence peddling, and the steps it is considering taking in response to the Citizens United decision. It will be interesting to see to what extent

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Obama and transparency: In the midst of major gains, some managers resist open government initiatives

donal brown January 25, 2010

For a multitude of reasons, not every official is aggressively embracing President Barack Obama’s open government directives. -DB NextGov Commentary January 21, 2010 By Aliya Sternstein When he took office, President Obama said he wanted agencies to leverage new technologies to open government. One year after the president announced an initiative to open the government, agency leaders have demonstrated a strong track record of embracing emerging media to disclose information, but some mid-level managers have

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Chinese official criticizes Clinton for attacking China’s Internet policies

donal brown January 25, 2010

It didn’t take long for China to vehemently condemn Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s speech on China’s restrictions on the Internet. The official said in a post on the Internet that the speech would damage China-U.S. relations. -DB Congress Daily January 22, 2010 By Juliana Gruenwald A Chinese official Friday blasted Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s speech calling for countries to respect the rights of their citizens by allowing the free flow of Information over

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Supreme Court decision on access to jury selection already derails one federal trial

donal brown January 25, 2010

One day after the Supreme court ruled that the public must be allowed into court during jury selection, a federal judge in Dallas declared a mistrial in a case because the jury was selected in a closed session. -DB Politico January 20, 2010 By Josh Gerstein The Supreme Court gets results. Just yesterday morning, the justices issued a 7-2 decision that I described as “an unflinching opinion” insisting that the public must be permitted to

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