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Transparency advocates react to Lessig’s “Against Transparency” article in New Republic

donal brown October 19, 2009

So far transparency advocates are saying that Lawrence Lessig’s article “Against Transparency: The perils of openness in government,” does not signal he is against accountability and openness in government. -DB The FOIA Advocate Missouri School of Journalism October 17, 2009 By Charles N. Davis Responses keep coming to Lessig’s New Republic article, “Against Transparency: The perils of openness in government.” Carl Malamud urges caution and a measured response to the title of Lessig’s article. Malamud

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Stimulus fund recipients post spending records online

donal brown October 15, 2009

Those awarded stimulus fund contracts are complying with government requirements to post the details of their expenditures online, so far submitting 112,000 reports to the data collection Web site. -DB NextGov October 14, 2009 By Aliya Sternstein Stimulus fund recipients appear to be complying with requirements to report their spending activities online. As of Wednesday recipients had submitted 112,000 spending reports to the federal government’s data collection Web site, according to the board monitoring stimulus

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Los Angeles Times suing to discover identity of officer who shot 16-year-old boy to death

donal brown October 13, 2009

The Los Angeles Times has sued the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department seeking the name, rank and other employment information about the sheriff’s deputy who shot a 16-year-old Compton boy to death July 5. -DB Courthouse News Service October 13, 2009 LOS ANGELES (CN) – The Los Angeles Times sued the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department in Superior Court, demanding information on the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy in Compton. Avery Cody Jr. was shot to death

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Illinois: Chief federal judge issues opinion against opening court to cameras

donal brown October 1, 2009

Federal District Judge Joe Billy McCade felt it important to open his court to cameras for a hearing in a Champaign, Illinois school racial discrimination suit to ensure wide access. The chief judge issued an opinion critical of the action that prompted McCade to reverse himself. The opinion cited federal law and judicial rule in making the case against cameras. -DB Citizen Media Law Project Commentary September 30, 2009 By Eric P. Robinson UPDATE: Judge

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Federal judge rules CIA cannot be forced to release documents related to destruction of 9/11 interrogation videotapes

donal brown October 1, 2009

The Associated Press September 30, 2009 By Larry Neumeister Agreeing with CIA Diretor Leon Panetta, a federal judge said that national security concerns override other issues in upholding the CIA’s right to keep secret their methods of getting information from uncooperative detainees. The American Civil liberties Union is seeking the documents related to interrogations of 9/11 detainees that used harsh methods. They said that President Obama had already declassified the interrogation program and that the

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