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No Palin e-mails one year after request

donal brown October 13, 2009

After more than a year, the State of Alaska has still not provided former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s e-mails claiming it was not a coverup but simply that massive number of requests had overwhelmed their capacity to comply. Public records in Alaska are supposed to be provided in 10 days. -DB The Anchorage Daily News October 8 2009 By Sean Cockerham Public records requests made more than a year ago for Sarah Palin’s e-mails still haven’t been

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Access rule governing state court records out for public comment

donal brown October 8, 2009

The policy body of the state’s courts has published for public comment a rule providing right of access to administrative court records. The deadline for comment is October 29. -DB California Newspaper Publishers Association October 7, 2009 The Judicial Council, the policymaking body of the state’s courts, has published for public comment a proposed rule of court that would provide the public a right of access to administrative court records. The deadline for comments is

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Supreme Court upholds lower court order for release of priest child abuse records

donal brown October 5, 2009

The Bridgeport, Connecticut Roman Catholic Diocese may be nearing the end of its seven-year long fight to keep sealed over 12,000 pages of records concerning priests’ sexual abuse of children as the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of a court order to release the files. –DB The New York Times October 5, 2009 By Paul Vitello The United States Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport to

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Federal judge orders release of Cheney’s statements in Plame case

donal brown October 1, 2009

A federal judge ordered the release of Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s interviews with a special prosecutor investigating the leak of the identity of Valerie Plame as a CIA operative. The Justice Department argued that releasing the records would make it difficult to get White House officials to cooperate in future investigations. -DB The Washington Post October 1, 2009 By Del Quentin Wilber A federal judge Thursday ordered the Justice Department to make public large

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Federal judge rules CIA cannot be forced to release documents related to destruction of 9/11 interrogation videotapes

donal brown October 1, 2009

The Associated Press September 30, 2009 By Larry Neumeister Agreeing with CIA Diretor Leon Panetta, a federal judge said that national security concerns override other issues in upholding the CIA’s right to keep secret their methods of getting information from uncooperative detainees. The American Civil liberties Union is seeking the documents related to interrogations of 9/11 detainees that used harsh methods. They said that President Obama had already declassified the interrogation program and that the

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