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Freedom of information: Muslim group blocked from seeing FBI investigative guidelines

donal brown November 17, 2011

A federal district judge ruled that the Justice Department does not have to provide a Muslim civil rights group with FBI investigative guidelines. The judge held that revealing the guidelines would compromise the FBI’s ability to conduct investigations and prosecutions. -db From  The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, November 15, 2011, by J.C. Derrick. Full story      

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Justice Department refuses request for legal opinion concerning FBI surveillance

donal brown November 15, 2011

The Justice Department has refused a request by the Electronic Frontier Foundation for an important legal opinon on the use of “exigent letters,” a method of requesting information that includes telephone company records. In refusing to disclose the legal opinion, the DOJ cited national security concerns. -db From Politico, November 11, 2011, by Josh Gerstein. Full story    

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Justice Department gains right to WikiLeaks associates’ Twitter info

donal brown November 10, 2011

A federal judge upheld a lower court decision that the Justice Department may obtain records of twitter accounts of three current and former WikiLeaks associates. Under the ruling by the lower court, the order includes records showing the times messages were sent to one another and the Internet IP addresses but does not include the content of messages nor information on other Twitter user who follow the accounts. -db From Wired, November 10, 2011, by

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Justice Department withdraws rule change on FOIA requests

donal brown November 3, 2011

Reacting to pressure from legislators and open government advocates, the Department of Justice withdrew a proposal to allow government agencies to respond to Freedom of Information Act requests with false denials. The proposal would have allowed them to deny that records exist when they actually did. -db From a press release from the American Civil Liberties Union, November 3, 2011. Full release  

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Digital freedom watchdog sues Justice Department over Patriot Act

donal brown October 27, 2011

The Electronic Freedom Foundation sued the Department of Justice for its failure to release documents detailing its interpretation and use of Section 215 of the U.S.A. Patriot Act. The section allows the FBI to obtain a court order for “any tangible thing” related to a terrorism investigation. The EFF claims the government has been misusing the Patriot Act to investigate citizens without their knowledge. -db From the Courthouse News Service, October 27, 2011, by Maria

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