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ACLU challenges federal government on records of drone attacks killing U.S. citizens in Yemen

donal brown February 2, 2012

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Obama administration to force them to release records related to the deaths by drone attacks of three U.S. citizens in Yemen. The administration cited national security in denying the request for the documents under the Freedom of Information Act, but the ACLU said the drone program should not be allowed to operate without transparency and accountability. -db From The Washington Post, February 1, 2012, by Karen DeYoung.

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Opinion: Los Angeles schools errs in keeping teacher ratings from public

donal brown November 28, 2011

The Los Angeles Unified School District is thwarting the public’s right to know how teachers rated in value-added evaluations saying that the disclosures would be “embarrassing and painful” to teachers. Parents have the right to know how students are faring under their teachers argues Jim Newton in an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times. -db From an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times, November 28, 2011, by Jim Newton. Full story

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Penn State sex abuse scandal may bring changes to open records laws

donal brown November 17, 2011

Because in 2007 Penn State was granted immunity to Pennsylvania’s public records law, the university can keep information out of public reach, but that could change as state legislators question the status quo. Currently the university is under no legal mandate to release records of any transactions concerning the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse except to law enforcement. -db From The Patriot-News, November 15, 2011, by Charles Thompson. Full story

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Candidate Cain: Public loses when confidentiality agreements settle grievances

donal brown November 17, 2011

The public may never know the truth about alleged sexual harassment by Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain because Cain’s former employer, the National Restaurant Association, signed confidential settlement agreements sealing the lips of all involved. These confidential agreements, argues Wesley J. Smith of the Discovery Institute, often do great harm by shielding dangerous people and products. -db From a commentary in the San Francisco Chronicle, November 15, 2011, by Wesley J. Smith. Full story  

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Opinion: Arresting journalists covering Occupy protests an attack on Constitution

donal brown November 3, 2011

The First Amendment establishes a free press with the corollary need for journalists to report freely. When police arrest reporters as they did in Nashville during the Occupy Nashville protests, they are attacking the right of citizens to independent sources on what the government is doing, writes Gene Policinski of the First Amendment Center. -db From a commentary for the  First Amendment Center, October 31, 2011, by Gene Policinski. Full story  

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