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Court Rules That Laws Can Be Copyrighted
Carl Malamud has been fighting for free public access to private standards (like building codes) that are “incorporated by reference” into the law. Such standards are usually copyrighted and not published in official, public domain versions of the law. The federal district court in Washington DC has just ruled that this practice of, essentially, copyrighting […]
New and Updated Newsworthy CRS Reports
Gary at InfoDocket lists 20 New or Recently Updated Reports From the Congressional Research Service (CRS) selected from EveryCRSReport.com and the CRS reports at the Federation of American Scientists. These include reports covering newsworthy topics like Barriers Along the U.S. Borders: Key Authorities and Requirements and Dakota Access Pipeline: Siting Controversy and Executive Authority to […]
Government Statistics Under Trump
Scientists and statisticians are worried that the 115th Congress and Trump Administration will harm the collection of statistical data by the government, according to several articles cited in the January 31, 2017 Ocassional Note of the Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics (COPAFS). Trump shouldn’t close the doors on government data, By Catherine Rampell. […]
Groups Advising President Structured to Avoid Public Disclosure
The White House appears to be deliberately structuring and naming business-focused groups that advise the President to exempt them from federal transparency law that requires meetings of such groups be formally announced in advance and open to the public. A White House official who asked not to be named told Politico that the White House […]
Data Rich Reports
Gary at InfoDocket produced a great list of more than 100 “data rich” reports from all over. Get ’em while you can! Reference: A Roundup of New Research and Data-Rich Reports Available on the Open Web The list includes reports on “newsworthy” topics (Brexit, Muslim Populations world wide, State and Local Sales Tax Rates) as […]
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