Terrorism-related secrecy
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Project investigating Pearl murder suffers FOIA setback
Faxing a FOIA appeal to the wrong number proved costly to The Pearl Project, which is seeking information about the… -
Judge limits secrecy in detainee proceedings
The public has a right to know the details of pending charges and the government's evidence against Guantanamo Bay detainees who… -
White House urged to withhold torture photos
After a years-long battle to withhold images of abuse and torture at U.S.-run military facilities -- a battle lost in… -
Newspaper to attorney general: Release torture testimony
The New York Times today urged Attorney General Eric Holder to release Guantanamo detainees' testimony on their alleged torture while… -
Court rebuffs state secrets claim in rendition case
The U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco (9th Cir.) yesterday reinstated a lawsuit brought by former detainees who claim they… -
ACLU suit for torture memos prompts their release
After years of litigation under the Freedom of Information Act, four secret memos from the Justice Department’s Office of Legal… -
Judge: Sept. 11 records will likely remain sealed for now
A Manhattan judge considering whether to unseal approximately one million pages of documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks… -
Oral arguments slated over Sept. 11 documents
A Manhattan federal court will hear oral arguments Wednesday on whether more than a million pages of documents related to the… -
FOIA suit seeks documents on journalist's death
Students at Georgetown University are suing the CIA, FBI and other government agencies for information in the death of Wall Street Journal… -
Supreme Court refuses FOIA war crimes case
The Supreme Court will not review the issue of whether documents provided to the Defense Department by outside contractors related…