NEWS ROUNDUP: Campaign Finance DISCLOSE fails to pass: In a vote split by party, the Senate voted 51-44 in support... View Article
Continue readingAfter 578 Days, Where’s the Constitution Annotated?
578 days ago, Congress directed that the legal treatise Constitution Annotated be published online, but it’s still not available. The Constitution... View Article
Continue readingDISCLOSE Act Failed on Party Lines Yesterday, Another Vote Expected This Afternoon
UPDATE: On Tuesday afternoon, the Senate once again voted to not proceed on the DISCLOSE Act. The tally was 53... View Article
Continue readingThe News Without Transparency: DEA FOIA rejections have increased 114 percent since the end of Bush administration
News Without Transparency – DEA FOIA rejections have increased 114 percent since end of Bush administration FOIA.gov can’t improve federal... View Article
Continue readingNewspapers across the country endorse the DISCLOSE Act
So far in 2012, more than 30 newspaper editorial boards from coast to coast have endorsed the DISCLOSE Act. Explore... View Article
Continue reading2Day in #OpenGov 7/16/2012
NEWS ROUNDUP: DISCLOSE 2012 DISCLOSE Act to be voted on in Senate today: At 5:30 p.m. today, the Senate will... View Article
Continue readingWhat You Should Know About the DISCLOSE Act Part 5: What Can I Do?
Our democracy is threatened. Not by partisanship run rampant, not by an electorate that stays home, (although those are big... View Article
Continue readingThese Senators Were For Disclosure Before They Were Against It
Later today, the Senate is expected to vote along party lines to deny cloture to the DISCLOSE Act. Republicans have... View Article
Continue readingWhat You Should Know About the DISCLOSE Act Part 4: Is the DISCLOSE Act Constitutional?
This evening, the Senate will vote on the DISCLOSE Act, a bill that would shine a light on the dark... View Article
Continue readingState Secrets Protection Act — Balancing Judicial Review and National Security
By Policy Intern Madeline Magnuson. How courts balance their roles as the arbiter of disputes against the need to protect... View Article
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