FOI FYI : Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - Posts

Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - Posts

Tuesday, April 10, 2007 1:40 PM

Mass. court rules to keep seal on jurors names

BOSTON — A Superior Court judge was justified when he sealed the names of jurors in a gang-related murder case because the jurors feared gang reprisals, the state's highest court has ruled. The Supreme Judicial Court ruled unanimously on April 5 that

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Tuesday, April 10, 2007 1:38 PM

News media groups seek access to AIPAC trial

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — News organizations filed documents in federal court yesterday opposing a government request to close portions of the upcoming trial of two former pro-Israel lobbyists accused of violating the Espionage Act. News-media organizations,

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Tuesday, April 10, 2007 1:22 PM

Oklahoma officials get tough with alleged meeting law violators

TULLAHASSEE — Misdemeanor arrest warrants were issued Monday in Wagoner County District Court for three of the four board of trustee members who allegedly held illegal meetings. Read the Mukogee Phoenix story.

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Tuesday, April 10, 2007 1:18 PM

Nevada Senate panel endorses records bill

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- An open-records bill was endorsed Monday by a Senate subcommittee after being amended to require agencies to respond to records requests within five working days instead of two days, as initially proposed.Read the Nevada AppealOr

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Tuesday, April 10, 2007 1:15 PM

Conn. FOI agency head warns about proposed courts records bill

HARTFORD - The head of state government's right-to-know agency warned Monday that proposed legislation might move key court records beyond the reach of the law. Also Monday, the state's highest-ranking Supreme Court justice told the legislature's

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