Kevin Poulsen of Wired has released the first 100 pages of documents related to the investigation about Aaron Swartz. These are the first of the documents released to him by the government. You can also download the PDF for the release directly. Note, it’s a big file. The court case is still ongoing, as Poulsen notes. I have new […]
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The FOIA Project
I discovered an amazingly rich site for information related to FOIA appeals and lawsuits: The FOIA Project. From the site’s About page: The goal of FOIAproject.org is to provide the public with timely and complete information about every instance in which the federal government grants or withholds records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Updated […]
I confess here and now: I am a PACER junkie. For the uninitiated, PACER is the federal court online system. I rarely go a day without looking for new court filings in the many court cases I follow. When a new motion is submitted, I’m in alt. Think how science fiction fans react to a […]
A quick update on the Aaron Swartz FOIA request. There have been several court filings related to Wired magazine Poulson’s FOIA case, regarding the investigative material for the court case against Aaron Swartz. Poulson walks the talk on transparency, and provides links to all of the documents. I’m also preparing a docket sheet with links to […]
Bill Marler, of Marler Clark, has posted links to court complaints the law firm has filed because of the Cantaloupe Listeria outbreak in 2011. This was one of the most significant food illness outbreaks of modern times. I could wish more law firms would post their legal filings, especially those at the state level that are difficult […]