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by Ralph Nader
The Nader Page
October 2, 2015
Next year, the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) will celebrate its 50th anniversary as one of the finest laws our Congress has ever passed. It is a vital investigative tool for exposing government and corporate wrongdoing.
American Civil Liberties Union
February 17, 2012
ACLU Argues Dragnet Surveillance of Americans Is Unconstitutional
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org
NEW YORK – The government today asked the Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling that allowed the American Civil Liberties Union to challenge the constitutionality of a law that gives the government unprecedented authority to monitor international emails and phone calls by Americans.
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PublicCitizen on Oct 25, 2011
Ralph Nader, founder of Public Citizen, speaks at the organization’s 40th Anniversary Gala. For more information, visit http://www.citizen.org/40gala.
by Sibel Edmonds
Featured Writer
Dandelion Salad
Originally published by Boiling Frogs Post
July 12, 2011
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In theory, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) guarantees the legal right of the American public to obtain federal agency records. Judicially enforceable, FOIA was designed to ensure public access to Executive Branch records. The U.S. Supreme Court has stated that FOIA’s purpose “is to ensure an informed citizenry, vital to the functioning of a democratic society, needed to check against corruption and to hold governors accountable to the governed.”
by James Corbett
Guest Writer
Dandelion Salad
corbettreport on Jun 20, 2011
TRANSCRIPT AND SOURCES:
http://ur1.ca/4hbzfA recent court case in Utah has uncovered yet more evidence that the FBI is hiding key documents from the public by placing them in a separate, hitherto unknown electronic storage medium known as an “S-drive.” Continue reading
http://warisacrime.org
June 14, 2011
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This page can be reached at http://takeawardback.org.
Scroll down to see list of signers and to add your name or that of your organization.
Tell Project on Government Oversight (POGO), OMB Watch, the National Security Archive, Open the Government.Org, and the Reporters Committee to publicly take back their Transparency Award to President Obama.
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by Ralph Nader
The Nader Page
June 14, 2011
The 45th anniversary of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) next month should remind all who have used this wonderful citizen tool against government secrecy and cover-ups of FOIA’s towering champion Congressman John Moss (D-Calif.)
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