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Thursday, March 27, 2008 - Posts

Tennessee bill would jail journalists for publishing info about someone's gun permit

A startling bill approved by a Senate committee in Tennessee would not only make concealed-weapons permits secret (as in many other states), but would make it a felony to publish any information about someone who has a gun permit or is even applying for

Scientists group forces Marines, Army to put public records back online

The Federation of American Scientists forced through a Freedom of Information Act request the U.S. Marine Corps to restore public access to unclassified documents on its Web site (see FAS info). Similar pressure by FAS pressured the Army to restore

Illinois county scrutinized for erasing meeting tape

A Vermilion County supervisor in Illinois is on the defensive for erasing tapes of public meetings. A lawsuit was filed against the county for allegedly violating the state freedom of information law by erasing audiotape of an annual assessors' meeting.