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Forum Post: Justice Dept loses 3 important FOIA court rulings

Posted 12 years ago on March 2, 2012, 7:01 p.m. EST by GirlFriday (17435)
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Look here

One case: https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2001cv0498-56

Rep Lewis case http://www.citizensforethics.org/legal-filings/entry/justice-department-cannot-rely-privacy-interests-jerry-lewis

10 Comments

[-] 3 points by HitGirl (2263) 12 years ago

That's important news. Why isn't Eric Holder prosecuting corrupt politicians?? Is this really the way Obama wants to do things? America needs real reporters again and real news-people. People need to be held accountable.

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[-] -1 points by nytefury (-57) 12 years ago

" People need to be held accountable."

If only you thought that of Obama.

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[-] 3 points by shoozTroll (17632) 12 years ago

Information yearns to be free.

Good to know that's still true............:)

Was this on FLAKESnews too?

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[-] 2 points by GirlFriday (17435) 12 years ago

LOL. I have no idea. :D

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[-] 2 points by MattLHolck (16833) from San Diego, CA 12 years ago

likely to be more telling about the investigators

The rulings have been issued recently by judges in federal district court in Washington. Two of the judges have ruled that protecting the privacy of congressmen is not enough reason to withhold records about corruption investigations of the lawmakers.

makes sense that the International Environmental Law would want access to "free trade" discussion

The third ruling, from U.S. District Judge Richard Roberts, said the U.S. Trade Representative must turn over a position paper prepared during negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement of the Americas, conducted in the 1990s and 2000s, which never resulted in a deal. The Justice Department had argued that disclosure of the document would damage foreign relations since it agreed with other nations that documents produced during the negotiations would not be released to the public.

On Wednesday, Roberts sided with the Center for International Environmental Law in finding there were no plausible or logical explanations to justify the secrecy. He cited the member nations' agreement that all documents produced during negotiations would be publicly available at the end of next year unless a country objects to the release of one of its own documents. He said that was evidence that the confidentiality was meant to give the participating nations a way to release their own materials, rather than keep other countries from releasing theirs.

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[-] 2 points by richardkentgates (3269) 12 years ago

HELL YES, no more hiding behind the good-ol-boy network :)

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[-] 1 points by GirlFriday (17435) 12 years ago

Yep.

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[-] 2 points by GirlFriday (17435) 12 years ago

While I am at it, here is another ruling. Judge: Gov't can require union posters at work

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[-] 0 points by MattLHolck (16833) from San Diego, CA 12 years ago

the employees should be allowed to express their interest at work

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[-] 1 points by HitGirl (2263) 12 years ago

If Eric Holder is protecting corrupt congressmen, he needs to be called out, exposed, and driven out of office.

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