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Judge: Researcher's emails exempt from disclosure

A judge has rejected a conservative group's attempt to obtain a former University of Virginia climate researcher's emails.

Tags: Prince William County Circuit Court , American Tradition Institute , Ken Cuccinelli ,

Tuesday - 09/18/2012, 06:47pm EDT

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Oversight committee: Administration earns C- for FOIA management

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has given the Obama administration a C- for management under the Freedom of Information Act. Auditors based their grade on transparency work by 17 cabinet-level departments. Auditors evaluated how agencies track and make decisions about FOIA requests, but they did not examine whether agencies are meeting their legal responsibilities.

Tags: management , DoJ , transparency , open government , Oversight and Government Reform Committee , Darrell Issa , Ruben Gomez

Thursday - 03/15/2012, 01:46pm EDT

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Leahy speech opens Sunshine in Government week

FOIA "the power cord that connects the American people to their government."

Tags: newsstand , Patrick Leahy , American University , John Cornyn , FOIA , Congress , Senate , Barack Obama

Monday - 10/17/2011, 01:08pm EDT

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Transparency grades clearly lacking

"Transparency" and "openness" have been two of the hallmarks of the Obama White House. But one year after the Inauguration, how is the administration doing in fulfilling the promise of a more open government? Surprising analysis from representatives of some Washington-based good government groups during a conference at the American University.

Tags: newsstand , Robynn Sturm , Lucy Dalglish , Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press , David Sobel , Electronic Frontier Foundation , Thomas Fitton , Judicial Watch , American University , Washington College of Law , Collaboration on Government Secrecy , Max Cacas

Friday - 09/30/2011, 10:47am EDT

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Lanier: Celebrity escorts part of internal investigation

D.C. police records released Wednesday show Bill Gates, Jay-Z and other celebrities have received escorts similar to the one officers gave actor Charlie Sheen.

Tags: Charlie Sheen , Jay-Z , D.C. police , Cathy Lanier , Bill Gates , police escorts , DAR Constitution Hall , The Associated Press , Phil Mendelson , Eric Tucker , Neal Augenstein