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25 Nov 2008, 12:58 pm
  “Access to Information as a Human Right” KAY MATHIESEN, University of Arizona Information rights include rights to create and communicate information (e.g., freedom of expression, freedom of association), to control others’ access to information (e.g., privacy and intellectual property), and rights to access information (e.g., freedom of thought, the right to read). [read post]
19 Oct 2020, 8:18 am by Public Employment Law Press
Another adverse impact of COVID+19 is the ability of governmental entities to provide timely responses to Freedom of Information Law [FOIL] requests. [read post]
19 Oct 2020, 8:18 am by Public Employment Law Press
Another adverse impact of COVID+19 is the ability of governmental entities to provide timely responses to Freedom of Information Law [FOIL] requests. [read post]
12 Jan 2015, 8:02 am by Liane Fong
The case is outlined in more detail in a previous post; in brief, the SCC held that PIPA restricted the union’s ability to communicate its cause during a lawful strike, and is an unreasonable interference with the section 2(b) right to freedom of expression under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. [read post]
28 Mar 2019, 7:54 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
“Developed by Columbia Global Freedom of Expression with partners from around the world, Freedom of Expression Without Frontiers offers academic and training resources on the laws, institutions and actors that have founded a global system of freedom of expression and information. [read post]
18 Apr 2014, 10:48 am by Amy Mathieu
[JURIST] The Virginia Supreme Court [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] on Thursday that the emails of Michael Mann, a former University of Virginia climatologist and professor, are exempt from disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act [text]. [read post]
19 Jul 2019, 12:33 pm by Howard Friedman
A Freedom of Information Act lawsuit was filed this week seeking State Department records relating to a March 18 press briefing on international religious freedom. [read post]
24 Feb 2009, 11:17 am
“Justice Secretary Jack Straw has issued a ‘veto’ certificate under section 53 of the Freedom of Information Act (2000), overruling the Information Tribunal’s decision of 27 January upholding the Information Commissioner’s decision of 19 February 2008. [read post]
22 Oct 2020, 7:00 am by Public Employment Law Press
§86.3 of Article 6, "Freedom of Information" [FOIL] of the Public Officers Law, defines the term "Agency" as "any state or municipal department, board, bureau, division, commission, committee, public authority, public corporation, council, office or other governmental entity performing a governmental or proprietary function for the state or any one or more municipalities thereof, except the judiciary or the state legislature. [read post]
22 Oct 2020, 7:00 am by Public Employment Law Press
§86.3 of Article 6, "Freedom of Information" [FOIL] of the Public Officers Law, defines the term "Agency" as "any state or municipal department, board, bureau, division, commission, committee, public authority, public corporation, council, office or other governmental entity performing a governmental or proprietary function for the state or any one or more municipalities thereof, except the judiciary or the state legislature. [read post]
22 Jun 2010, 6:17 am
The page has links to applicable statutes, Office of Legislative Research reports, CT Freedom of Information Commission decisions, and more. [read post]
29 Jul 2010, 9:00 am
Freedom of information - On July 22, 2010, the Liberian House of Representatives passed the Freedom of Information Bill which, if enacted into law, will give members of the press corps and the general public unfettered access to public records.... [read post]
17 Dec 2009, 9:00 am
Freedom of information - On December 14, 2009, the Senate of the Philippines approved a Freedom of Information Act designed to allow access to key public documents, including those related to projects where corruption has been an issue. [read post]
21 Oct 2016, 9:32 am by Media Law Prof
From the United Nations News Centre: a UN human rights experts says that freedom of expression is under attack. [read post]
1 Feb 2007, 5:29 am
Media updatePress Gazette - Freedom of Information Campaign breakthrough"Press Gazette scored a significant breakthrough in its campaign to save the Freedom of Information Act this week as Government minister Baroness Ashton gave an assurance that new FoI regulations will not be rushed through. [read post]
5 Nov 2007, 2:03 pm
All this adds up, for me, to the obvious fact that regulation that ensures access and freedom of information is good for markets, but not necessarily for individual businesses, who will tend to protect themselves however they can. [read post]
13 May 2011, 8:52 am by gstasiewicz
Under the Freedom of Information Act, the DOD has 20 business days legally to respond. [read post]
24 Oct 2018, 7:30 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
The data we gather will help inform advocacy, journalism, and legal action. [read post]