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Saturday, December 16, 2006 11:14 AM

Newspaper: Tennessee needs open govenrment ombudsman

The  Jackson (Tenn.) Sun  says its time Tennessee has an independet ombudsman and advisory board that review open meetings and open records. The evidence in support of creating an independent ombudsman on open meetings and records keeps
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Saturday, December 16, 2006 10:56 AM

Spokesman reassigned after barring students from news conferences

From the Student Press Law CenterA Maricopa County Attorney’s Office spokesman has been reassigned after a heated e-mail correspondence with an Arizona State University journalism professor over whether journalism students should be allowed to cover
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Saturday, December 16, 2006 1:38 AM

Grand jury fines Pa. officials for sunshine law violations

    The Lancaster County, Pa., commissioners pleaded guilty Thursday to violating the state Sunshine Act by holding secret meetings pertaining to the sale of a nursing home.    Upon the recommendation of a countywide
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Saturday, December 16, 2006 1:31 AM

Newspaper calls foul in secret selection of U. of Delaware president

From a Friday editorial of the (Wilmington) News Journal:The hiring of Patrick Harker as the new University of Delaware president in a private meeting may not have been egregiously illegal under the state's Freedom of Information Act. But it was at
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Saturday, December 16, 2006 1:28 AM

War's impact on free speech and free press rights

Larry Frankel, Pennsylvania's ACLU director writes about recent infringement of civil rights in the Philadelphia Inquirer.For 215 years, the Bill of Rights has served us well by promoting the fundamental legal protections that should be present in any
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Saturday, December 16, 2006 1:23 AM

Michigan House passes bill to shield police statements

LANSING, Mich. — The state House voted unanimously yesterday to send Gov. Jennifer Granholm a bill that would keep involuntary statements made by police officers from appearing in the media. The bill, S.B. 647, would make confidential the involuntary
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