The prosecution documents related to Aaron Swartz are to be released after personally identifying information is redacted. This is a good decision, both in the release of the documents and the removal of personal identification. We need to examine the process, not instigate a witch hunt. I agreed with Aaron about the need to make documents, such as […]
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Trashing the EPA
I’m angry about the Republican intransigence regarding a vote for Gina McCarthy. The Republican senators state that there’s a ‘lack of transparency’ to the actions of the EPA. They use the same old tired excuse that the previous head, Lisa Jackson, used an email alias. They ignore the fact that Jackson’s formal email address gets over […]
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Untangling the Web – A NSA FOIA Request
The NSA has recently declassified its internet research how-to manual, Untangling the Web: An Introduction to Internet Research (PDF), and evidently someone grabbed it via a FOIA request. It’s 600 pages, folks. It is going to be a slow download. It’s also based on 2007 technology, which is something like 1 1/2 internet generations ago. Still, it is […]
I wrote earlier (An Open PACER) that we don’t need a formalized open alternative to PACER, all we need do is post court documents with appropriate labels, and the search engines become the alternative system. This week I became aware of another case I wanted to follow: Trumpeter Swan Society et al vs. the EPA. […]
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Open Law Journals
I discovered another very open law journal, the Georgetown Law Journal. I found it when following a link from the New York Time’s Mark Bittman to Combating Obesity with a Right to Nutrition, which I immediately snagged for my personal use. I’ve added The Georgetown Law Library to my Open Document Sites sidebar links. Now excuse me […]