melissa nann burke

No mention at yesterday’s hearing about how Congress itself is exempt from FOIA ... 

"At a time when police departments around the country are being criticized for a lack of a transparency, the arrival of Legal Aid’s database represents a bold attempt to systematically track officers with a history of civil rights violations and other kinds of misbehavior, and thereby force judges, prosecutors, and juries to take the officers’ past actions into consideration when adjudicating cases."

Chicago Tribune in its endorsement of Mayor Rahm Emanuel in Friday

Via @mikescarcella on Twitter

From REUTERS: "The U.S.-led force in Afghanistan is to make recently classified data on the Afghan security forces available to the public after a U.S. government watchdog complained about undue secrecy surrounding reconstruction efforts."

H/T @bykenarmstrong

ProPublica tried to look into unmarked NYPD vans with X-ray machines designed to detect bombs, but the department refused to answer questions about the program for three years.

"Permits cost up to $1,500, says Forest Service spokesman Larry Chambers, and reporters who don't get a permit could face fines up to $1,000."