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Tuesday, July 24, 2007 11:23 PM

HIPAA strikes again!

Illinois has rejected a request to provide information on a state-run children's insurance program. The reason? It's an invasion of privacy under a federal health privacy law. But the State Journal-Register didn't even ask for names, just general enrollment
posted by JoelCampbell | 0 Comments
Tuesday, July 24, 2007 11:09 PM

Seattle Times: Let FOIA reform bill go

The federal Freedom of Information Act is 41 years old and showing its age.Technology has changed the landscape in and out of government. The backlog of FOIA requests is huge — The Seattle Times has a pending request with the Department of Energy
posted by JoelCampbell | 1 Comments
Tuesday, July 24, 2007 10:53 PM

Unnamed until proven guilty?

Long-time SPJer and Tennessee Sunshine Chair Frank Gibson writes about a 34-year-old lawsuit that could keep police from releasing criminal defendants' names until they are found guilty. The case is a chilling and complicated one and raises some very
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Tuesday, July 24, 2007 10:50 PM

Arkansas court sets bad FOIA precedent

A sharply divided Arkansas Supreme Court ordered Pulaski County Circuit Judge Mary McGowan to sift through some 600 e-mails of a former county employee to determine whether the e-mails were of a public nature or were personal correspondence. The
posted by JoelCampbell | 0 Comments