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Federal appeals court to consider suit over identity of informants

donal brown January 19, 2012

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will get another chance to protect the identity of informants in the investigation of a real estate kickback scheme in Hawaii. HUD had lost a round in an Hawaiian court when a three-judge panel said the agency failed to explain why it redacted the names of informants in documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act. -db From the Courthouse News Service, January 18, 2012, by Tim

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Video of drug agent shooting himself ruled matter of public interest

donal brown January 19, 2012

An agent for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration lost a ruling in federal appeals court when the court ruled that  a video that went viral of his accidentally shooting himself during a public lecture did not violate the  Privacy Act. The agent claimed that the video was part of an investigation into the shooting and was private. -db From The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, January 18, 2012, by Rachel Bunn. Full story

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EFF seeks records on drones in U.S. airspace

donal brown January 17, 2012

The Electric Freedom Foundation is suing the Department of Transportation for its records on drones operating in U.S. airspace. EFF claims the drones are used for surveillance of U.S.  citizens and are a matter of great public concern. -db From The Washington Post, January 13, 2012, by Jason Ukman. Full story    

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Federal judge rules for public interest group seeking files of criminal investigation of House member

donal brown January 17, 2012

A federal judge in Washington, D.C. found that the Justice Department could not withhold files from the nonprofit Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics of their criminal investigation of U.S. Rep. Don Young of Alaska. The Justice Department did not file any charges against Young and withheld the files on privacy grounds. -db From the Anchorage Daily News, January 11, 2012, by Richard Maurer. Full story

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Missouri: Federal appeals court rules reporter’s testimony should be allowed

donal brown January 5, 2012

The 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that a court could force a reporter to testify in a lawsuit against plastic surgeons. A woman brought the lawsuit against her plastic surgeons who gave her partially nude photos to  the reporter who worked for a Missouri newspaper. -db From The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, January 4, 2012, by Chris Healy. Full story    

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