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Obama appeals to Supreme Court to overturn order to release torture photos

donal brown August 11, 2009

The Obama administration has asked the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling for the release of photos of abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. -DB Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press August 10, 2009 By Corinna Zarek The Obama administration formally asked the U.S. Supreme Court Friday to overturn a lower court decision requiring the relase of the controversial “torture photos” — images depicting abuse at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison. Last

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Obama administration sought to weaken whistleblower legislation

donal brown August 10, 2009

Leaked e-mails show that White House lawyers drafted versions of the whistleblower legislation that weakened protections for some whistle blowers including FBI employees. -DB The Washington Times August 7, 2009 By Tom LoBianco Despite its pledge to better protect federal employees who expose wrongdoing, the Obama administration privately sought to weaken protections for national security whistleblowers under legislation making its way through Congress, according to correspondence obtained by The Washington Times. E-mails that documented the White

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Federal court orders release of Bush clemency records

donal brown August 10, 2009

rivacy exemptions under the Freedom of Information Act will not block the release of the names of those pardoned by President George W. Bush, a federal appeals court ruled. -DB Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press August 7, 2009 By Jonathan Jones The names of people who President George W. Bush rejected for executive clemency cannot be withheld under the Freedom of Information Act’s privacy exemptions, a federal court of appeals ruled July 31.

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Sutter County: Supervisors forgive tax bill in closed session

donal brown August 10, 2009

An editorial in the Appeal Democrat criticizes the Sutter County Board of Supervisors for settling a disputed tax payment in the favor of the Fremont-Rideout Health Group in a closed session without required public disclosure. -DB Appeal Democrat Editorial August 8, 2009 Oh, Team Sutter, you’ve strayed again. Once again, the public’s right to know is secondary to your own need for secrecy. Luckily for the good people of Sutter County, they have someone on their

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Governor signs FAC-sponsored access bill

donal brown August 10, 2009

With encouragement from the California First Amendment Coalition, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed SB 786 that limits the ability of state and local governmental agencies to win fee awards from citizens bringing lawsuits under the state’s open government laws -DB Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law SB 768 on August 6 a measure vital to maintaining the ability of citizens to seek redress of open government violations by local and state agencies. The law provides that attorney’s

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