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New York Law Journal

Times Gets $52K in Fees for Pursuit of FOIA Suit Against CIA

A federal judge has awarded almost $52,000 in attorney fees to The New York Times for its successful Freedom of Information Act suit against the CIA to force the production of records related to abandoned chemical weapons in Iraq that sickened U.S. soldiers.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

State ACLU Seeks Police-Commissioned Racial Profiling Traffic Study

The ACLU of Connecticut filed a Freedom of Information Act request April 26 to all Connecticut police departments seeking every alternative, police-commissioned study of traffic stop data.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

State ACLU Seeks Police-Commissioned Racial Profiling Traffic Study

The ACLU of Connecticut filed a Freedom of Information Act request April 26 to all Connecticut police departments seeking every alternative, police-commissioned study of traffic stop data.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Justices Debate Meaning of 'Access' in Court Records Fight

The case hinges on whether the makers of the podcast "Undisclosed" can copy audio files from a 2000 homicide case.
10 minute read

Daily Report Online

Justices Debate Meaning of 'Access' in Court Records Fight

The case hinges on whether the makers of the podcast "Undisclosed" can copy audio files from a 2000 homicide case.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

Can Fitbit Records Lead to a Murder Conviction?

The use of the wearable device in a recent Connecticut case shows how data collected by such technology can make their way into court proceedings.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Passes Bill to Issue Certificates for Miscarriages

Florida could become the first state to issue what's essentially a birth certificate for women who've had miscarriages under a bill the Legislature sent to Gov. Rick Scott.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

When Government's Need for Secrecy Clashes With the Public's Right to Know

A panel sponsored by the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Law and National Security explored those lines in a webcast Tuesday. "Whistleblowers, Leaks and the Media: The Legal Rules" included lawyers and journalists who have been caught up in national security issues.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

When Government's Need for Secrecy Clashes With the Public's Right to Know

A panel sponsored by the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Law and National Security explored those lines in a webcast Tuesday. "Whistleblowers, Leaks and the Media: The Legal Rules" included lawyers and journalists who have been caught up in national security issues.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court Declines NYC's Bid to Withhold Occupy Reports

A federal judge has refused to set aside an order requiring New York City to turn over online police booking data and other information sought by plaintiffs suing over the arrest of Occupy Wall Street protestors in lower Manhattan in March 2012.
4 minute read

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