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Military judge dodges issue of media access to prison treatment of key terrorist

donal brown April 16, 2012

A military judge delayed ruling on whether the press could have access to testimony about the prison treatment of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri charged with leading the USS Cole bombing in 2000 which killed 17. The CIA admitted waterboarding al-Nashiri and threatening him with a handgun and power drill. -db From the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, April 13, 2012, by Rachel Bunn. Full story  

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Sunshine Week: Obama administration wants to extend exemptions under Freedom of Information Act

donal brown March 15, 2012

The Obama administration is asking Congress to grant new exemptions to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), to keep secret selected information about cybersecurity, government computer networks, and certain industrial plants and pipelines. The FOIA already allows the government to withhold information that would hurt national security, invade personal privacy, reveal business secrets or compromise decision-making in certain areas. -db From the Washington Post, March 13, 2012, by Associated Press. 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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Opinion: Obama administration refuses to release secret memos over drone killing of U.S. citizen

donal brown February 29, 2012

After it came to light that secret legal memos existed backing a “targeted killing” policy, the Obama administration blocked the release of the memos. Writing for the Citizens Media Law Project, Justin Silverman makes a case for transparency particularly in the case that the government is hiding an important policy rationale behind a secrecy shield. -db From a commentary for the Citizens Media Law Project,  February 21, 2012, by Justin Silverman. Full story  

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