DOJ blocks executive branch from reading Senate Torture Report
This is very frustrating to read about this winding saga about the Senate Torture Study. According to Techdirt, the Department of Justice is insisting that nobody in the executive branch has read or will read the Senate Intelligence Committee’s torture study released last year. They seem to be saying that if they don’t read it, […]
Full Text of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
The full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (30 chapters, more than 230 PDF files, and more than 2,000 pages) is now available from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Trans-Pacific Partnership, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. [The link to the ustr.gov site was very slow this morning. Another copy of the TPP is […]
Campaign Financing Data Easier to Find at New Federal Election Commission Website
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an independent regulatory agency that administers and enforces federal campaign finance laws. The FEC has jurisdiction over the financing of campaigns for the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, the Presidency and the Vice Presidency. New FEC beta website FEC Launches betaFEC Website FEC Press Release.
A compelling argument against the Google Books ruling
Here’s a compelling piece that analyzes the recent Appellate Court decision in favor of the Google Book Project. The authors find that, contrary to the generally positive support from libraries for the outcome of the decision — the Court decided that Google’s book scanning amounted to a transformative act covered under Copyright law’s fair use […]
Panel to discuss public access to CRS reports
The Congressional Transparency Caucus is hosting a panel discussion THIS THURSDAY! on public access to CRS reports. I’m so happy to see this movement on this critically important issue. Check it out, and definitely RSVP if you’re in the DC area this thursday! And don’t forget to add your voice to the growing call for […]