Judicial Watch, Legal Insurrection Blog, sue D.C. police, Attorney General for prosecution decision documents

From The Wall Street Journal:  WASHINGTON, DC–(Marketwired – May 13, 2013) – Judicial Watch announced today that it has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and Office of the Attorney General (OAG) on behalf of the politics and law blog Legal Insurrection, run by law professor William A. Jacobson. […]

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Editorial: Bring transparency to King County Housing Authority’s shadow agency

Editorial from The Seattle Times:  Last November, the King County Housing Authority quietly granted a 30-year lease on 509 of its apartment units to an obscure nonprofit agency called Moving King County Residents Forward.

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NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for May 3, 2013

A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week. While you're at it, be sure to check out State FOIA Friday Archives.

 

Blackfoot woman receives Idaho open government award

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Judge orders FBI to speed up tracking info release

From Courthouse News:

The FBI can’t delay releasing information on its controversial cellphone-tracking technology, a federal judge ruled, nixing concerns over the size and sensitivity of the request.

The Washington-based Electronic Privacy Information Center, or EPIC, claims that federal agents have been using StingRay technology to locate, interfere with and intercept communications through cellphones and other wireless technology since at least 1995.

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Lawsuit seeks ‘independent’ facts behind foreclosure reviews

From eCreditDaily:

A prominent Washington law firm is suing to get bank regulators to reveal more details behind the failed Independent Foreclosure Review, which after about 18 months and $2 billion spent was mostly scuttled recently in favor of a $9.3 billion settlement.

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