You may not know that the Battle for Public Access to GAO Documents (and its sister Battle for Free, Public Access to CRS documents) has been waging for…
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Finding U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs
You might think that these are all online, but they are not! Here are the briefs research guides I use: 1) Tried and true, if you are…
Freedom of Information (FOI) Day, March 15, 2013
Read about FOI Day at the Newseum, to commemorate the (March 16th) birthday of James Madison. Federal Freedom of Information Act. How to file a federal Freedom of…
Diamonds, and Twitter, are Forever: Tweet Archive Joins other Internet Archives
Politwoops: “Deleted Doesn’t Mean Inaccessible: Search and Access Deleted Tweets By Politicians,” from the 4/29/13 LJ InfoDocket post by Gary Price. Internet Archive (Priceless Meanderings: Diamonds are Forever…
Fastcase Tools: Justia, NewsLibrary, USLegalForms
Jim Calloway, at the Oklahoma State Bar, alerts us to these “Ten Improved Fastcase Tools,” including this intriguing one (among others): “PACER Searching Searching federal dockets with…
Where Does Federal Digital Information Go When The Lights Go Out?
…a key concern raised by AALL in a letter to members of Congress last April about the short-sighted and disappointing decision of the National Archives and Records Administration…
Privacy of Your State Motor Vehicle Record
Read (at EPIC) about the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Drivers Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) and the Privacy of Your State Motor Vehicle Record EPIC: Electonic Privacy Information…
PI Buzz Skip-Tracing Tips: Yelp & Craig’s List
PI Buzz is always worth reading. The latest tips include these: Background People Using Yelp How do I search Craig’s List…
Librarians may now qualify for FOIA fee exemption
Librarians may now qualify for FOIA fee exemption as educational institution requesters: Excerpt from Wisblawg, 12/21/2020, blog post: “Librarians now qualify for FOIA fee exemption as educational institution…
Open Access and the Law (Symposium, May 2015, Texas)
The University of North Texas is sponsoring an annual symposium on topics relevant to Open Access initiatives: Open Access, the Law, and Public Information…
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