Huh?
A reporter shield law allows reporters to offer complete anonymity to sources who might have information that makes the government mad; shielding whistle blowers leads to more accountability because news stories that otherwise would not happen can be published.
The Obama administration's opposition to this illustrates our point that, in general, those in power oppose accountability efforts while those out of power tend to support them (until they are in power).
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- Mechling: Great Court Ruling on Electronic Records
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- Yakima Herald-Republic on Recent Open Gov't Cases
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- UPDATED 2: Accountant Wins $500,000 Settlement fro...
- Spokesman Review Editorial on Putting the Courts U...
- A Few Open Gov't Bright Spots
- TNT Editorial on Public Records Act Applying to Co...
- Background on Open Meetings Case Against Arlington...
- Seattle Times' Bruce Ramsey: Withhold Initiative S...
- "Pizza Privacy" Guardian Tells His Side of the Story
- County Judge Blocks Release of Eyman Petitions
- U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Release of R-71 Petition...
- Eymnan: Public Records Act Unconstitutional to the...
- U.S. Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Release of R...
- Olympian Editorial on Ninth Circuit R-71 Ruling
- Notes from Executive Sessions
- Court Says Courts Not Subject to Public Records Act
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- Wenatchee World Editorial on Why That Newspaper Su...
- Deleted Email Case--A Blow to Open Government
- Suit Filed to Get Signers on All Eyman Initiatives...
- Sunshine Committee Recommends Sunset Review of New...
- Jefferson County Must Pay $41,515 in Public Record...
- Walla Walla Union-Bulletin Editorial on Technology...
- Judge Blocks Release of Record ... But No One Cite...
- State Supreme Court to Hear Sealed Court Records Case
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- A Quicker and Cheaper Way to Enforce Open Gov't Laws?
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