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Justice Department wants to cloak partnership between Google and National Security Agency

donal brown March 15, 2012

The Justice Department has asked a federal district court to allow the government to refuse to discuss or even to acknowledge the existence of any cooperation between Google and the National Security Agency. The Electronic Privacy Information Center is suing under  the Freedom of Information Act to obtain documents with details of the relationship. -db From The National Law Journal, March 13, 2012, by Mike Scarcella. Full story  

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Federal judge rules for mine safety administration in request for mine explosion documents

donal brown March 13, 2012

A federal district judge ruled that the Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Healthy Administration could withhold attorney-client documents and identities of miners in a 2010 mining explosion. The mine operator said it was seeking the information to find the cause of the explosion and prevent another such disaster. -db From the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, March 12, 2012, by Haley Behre. Full story  

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Journalist gains access to FBI records on Ronald Reagan

donal brown March 8, 2012

A federal judge ruled a journalist could have access to an FBI document relating to what the journalist claims is former president Ronald Reagan’s work as an FBI informant before he ran for president. The journalist says that the FBI helped Reagan in his political career and argued that the  FBI’s file on Reagan could not have been made with any legitimate law enforcement purpose. -db From the Courthouse News Service, March 8, 2012, by

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Maryland bill would bar colleges from monitoring athletes’ social media posts

donal brown February 28, 2012

The Maryland legislature is considering a law preventing colleges from requiring athletes to allow school administrators to monitor their messages and posts on the social media. Questions arise over the constitutionality of colleges funded by the government interfering with the free speech rights of students. -db From a commentary for the Citizens Media Law Project, February 23, 2012, by Eric P. Robinson Full story  

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Federal appeals court rules government can withhold mug shots

donal brown February 28, 2012

The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the federal government does not have to release pretrial mug shots under the Freedom of Information Act. The court rejected the argument that releasing the mug shots would serve public oversight interests. -db From the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, February 22, 2012, by Haley Behre. Full story  

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