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Latest FOIA News
via LIS-GISIG/gov-info.tumblr.com CRS: CRS: Freedom of Information Act Legislation in the 114th Congress: Issue Summary and Side-by-Side Analysis CRS: The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA): Background, Legislation, and Policy Issues CBO Gov Doc: H.R. 653, FOIA Act “H.R. 653 would amend the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). FOIA generally allows any person to obtain records […]
Senate Republican’s Open Letter to Iran AND Iranian Response
1. Senate Letter: March 9, 2015 An Open Letter to the Leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran: It has come to our attention while observing your nuclear negotiations with our government that you may not fully understand our constitutional system. Thus, we are writing to bring to your attention two features of our Constitution-the […]
DOJ Gov Doc: Investigation of the Ferguson Police Department [March 4, 2015]
Report Summary: …Ferguson’s law enforcement practices are shaped by the City’s focus on revenue rather than by public safety needs. This emphasis on revenue has compromised the institutional character of Ferguson’s police department, contributing to a pattern of unconstitutional policing, and has also shaped its municipal court, leading to procedures that raise due process concerns […]
FCC Chair Tom Wheeler: “How We Will Preserve Net Neutrality”
Behold the Power of Participation; Regulation comments make a difference. FCC Chair Tom Wheeler writing in Wired After more than a decade of debate and a record-setting proceeding that attracted nearly 4 million public comments, the time to settle the Net Neutrality question has arrived. This week, I will circulate to the members of the […]
Jessamyn West: Never Trust A Corporation to Do a Librarian’s Job
Jessamyn West, Never Trust A Corporation to Do a Librarian’s Job (via lifeguardlibrarian.tumblr.com) “We were having our own doubts, of course. How could you not? The Google Books project seemed to be letting itself go. Things any librarian would notice: bad scans; faulty metadata; narrowing the scope of public domain; having machines do jobs that […]
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