isette Garcia is a D.C.-based attorney who specializes in the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a federal law that allows ordinary people to access government records. On Tuesday, June 2, she will be a witness testifying before the House of Representatives on ways to improve government compliance with FOIA. Readers can view a livestream of […]
NSA data sweeps ruled illegal, Tallahassee Democrat
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that a National Security Agency program that sweeps up logs of Americans’ phone calls is illegal — the most significant setback yet for the long-running surveillance operation. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in New York said the program went beyond what Congress authorized in 2001 to […]
Strengthening the Freedom of Information Act is vital – Tallahassee Democrat
President Obama has routinely promised greater transparency within the federal government. Now Congress is making strides towards achieving this critical goal. The House of Representatives and Senate are currently considering nearly identical bills to strengthen the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which provides the general public, including journalists, with access to federal government records. This legislation has […]
