CA Lawmakers Kill Legislative Transparency Bill
Why publish a bill before voting on it?
Transparency
States Can Restrict FOIA Requests to Their Own Residents, Says Supreme Court
Because ... because
Judge: Controversial U.S. Military Training School Must Release Names of Grads
The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation has been linked to nastiness in Latin America
Congress Backs Off Requiring Financial Disclosures by Government Officials
Suddenly, they're shy
Feds To Push Highway Rules Through Without Public Comment
Listening to the peasants is so annoying
CO Cops Encrypt Communications So Public Can't Listen In
Local newspaper won access as a watchdog
Tucson Shooting Police Reports to Be Released
The 2,700 pages of records have been kept private since the shooting
FL Unplugs Transparency Website as 'Too Expensive'
Much cheaper to keep it behind closed doors
Obama White House Set Record in 2012 for Rejecting FOIA Requests
Most. Transparent. Administration. Ever.
Google Attempts Transparency on FBI's National Security Letters
Trying to navigate around gag orders
Bradley Manning Says He Leaked Documents in Order to Begin War Debate
Pleaded guilty yesterday, faces 20 years in prison as well as a possible life sentence if the prosecution successfully pursue 12 more charges
South Carolina Considering Bill to Strengthen FOIA
Most states trying to weaken their FOIA laws instead
Torture Censorship Challenged at Guantanamo
You say the government finds it awkward?
Ex-CIA Waterboarding Whistleblower Prepares to Head to Prison
He was the man who confirmed the CIA was engaged in waterboarding, but that's totally not why he's getting 30 months in jail, right?
Alexandria, VA Police Department Refuses to Share Basic Info with Public
Including incident reports, which shed light on police shootings
Pelosi on Informing Public About Drone Strikes on Citizens: "It Depends"
One presumes it depends on which political party is calling the shots
We Can't Confirm the Existence of the Program We've Been Bragging About
Drones and transparency.
Nobody's Holding His Breath over Obama's Latest Promise of Transparency, Right?
The president has a history of making such promises. A very disreputable history.
Senators Want Legal Opinions on Targeting U.S. Citizens in Drone War, DOJ White Paper Not Enough
Senators say they want to provide the president the oversight he said he wanted
Treasury Demands Pre-Payment for FOIA Request by Non-Profit
The department previously waived the fee for 7,300 e-mails they originally said didn't exit, but is now requiring the Competitive Enterprise Institute to pay first
Anonymous Hacks MIT Websites in Protest Over Aaron Swartz's Prosecution, Suicide
Swartz was hounded over his open-access activism
Obama Treads Path of Less Transparency, Larger Donations for Second Inauguration
Looking for big-money ball buddies
