The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a First Circuit Court of Appeals decision to strike down a New Hampshire law banning “ballot selfies.”
By declining to review the case, the court has allowed the First Circuit ruling to stand, a result the New England First Amendment Coalition calls a victory for the First Amendment and open government.
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Editorial from The Sacramento Bee: Public records have cleansing power, as Nevada is discovering. The U.S. Supreme Court doesn't seem interested.
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Eight states have included residents-only clauses in their public records act. Nevada is not among them. But recent experience shows the importance of being able to access another state's public documents.
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From Rutgers:
NEWARK, NJ – On February 20, 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for McBurney v. Young. The case deals with the issue of whether a state may prevent citizens of other states from having the same right of access to public records that the state affords its own citizens.
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From Bloomberg:
Glen Milner wanted to know the dangers posed by the Navy’s Indian Island munitions facility near Port Townsend, Washington. So in 2003, he filed a Freedom of Information request.
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Opinion from Peter Scheer, executive director of the First Amendment Coalition:
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