Policies gagging public employees from speaking to the media are pervasive across all levels of government, @spj_tweets finds. They're also illegal.
SPJ presents report on government employee gag policies
SPJ presents report on government employee gag policies
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Knowing where speed cameras are located would help assess whether police are disproportionately targeting poor communities and communities of color. But New York won't honor FOI requests for location data, claiming it would help speeders.
Analysis: New York’s Speed Cameras Aren’t Racist — But the City’s Road Design Is
Speed cameras are not disproportionately concentrated in low-income communities of color, despite a pervasive belief tha...
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Ordering public employees to get their employer's approval before speaking to the media is a violation of clearly established First Amendment precedent. https://brechner.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Public-employee-gag-orders-Brechner-issue-brief-as-published-10-7-19.pdf
Cal Poly’s administration has repeatedly blocked Mustang News from receiving vital information — even when it’s pertinent to the public safety of their own community.
Read the full editorial written by the Mustang News Editorial Board at the link below.
https://mustangnews.net/editorial-cal-polys-communication-is-failing-us/
“I want inspire people to do open records and hold government accountable. I am not an attorney or a journalist. @NFOIC and the @BrechnerCenter have inspired and educated me,” Albers told NFOIC.
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Washington, D.C., is moving to restrict the use of disappearing chat apps for government communications, after reporters found Mayor Bowser was failing to archive official-business messages, end-running FOI obligations.
Mayor Snagged in WhatsApp Debate
Use of the encrypted messaging app by Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration rekindles discussion ...
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Progress toward police transparency in N.J., where agencies are complying with A.G.'s directive to disclose records of major disciplinary actions against officers, after decades of concealment. But some records lack explanatory detail.
86 N.J. cops fired, nearly 400 received ‘major discipline’ last year, report shows
New Jersey is now reporting major misconduct by police, but some details are scarce.
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Another man-bites-dog FOI lawsuit, as disgraced S.C. attorney Alex Murdaugh sues jailers to block disclosure of records of his jailhouse phone calls.
Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers sue Richland County jail chief to stop release of more phone calls
The release of jail inmates’ taped phone calls in response to an FOI request, as unprecedented as that is, ...
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Colleges are citing a federal law that protects "education records" to keep athlete endorsement deals under wraps. Critics say the secrecy invites public distrust and corruption.
As college athletes cash in, schools keep records of name, image, likeness deals under wraps
While college athlete endorsements are now allowed, finding out how much athletes are making is no easier than bef...
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