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Transparency
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inversecondemnation.com
Judicial Selection Commission: Public Will Know The Names Of Judge Nominees At The Same Time The Governor Does
In this press release issued yesterday, the Hawaii Judicial Selection Commission announced it has amended its rules so that from now on, the JSC "will release the names of the…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
White House Turns Over Some Solyndra E-Mails
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
The White House on Friday turned over some, but not all, of the e-mails sought by the House Energy and Commerce Committee through its subpoenas issued earlier this month. We posted…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Lawsuit Filed on Access to Counsel
From the Legal Action Center:Lawsuits Filed Against Department of Homeland Security Seek Greater TransparencyAmerican Immigration Council Seeks Disclosure of Records Regarding Access to Counsel Washington, D.C.—The American Immigration Council’s Legal Action…
Subject to Inquiry
FEC Needs to Bolster Transparency in Enforcement Procedures
By Government Investigations Group
In advance of the run up to an historic hearing held by the House Administration Committee , the Political Law Group at McGuireWoods recently sent this letter (click on Berke letter) to…
The Faculty Lounge
Congress to Law Schools: You Can Run, But You Can’t Hide
When Barbara Boxer and Tom Coburn start cooperating, you know something is going on. The two have jointly asked the US Dept. of Education's Inspector General to compile ten years'…
Health Industry Washington Watch
FDA Seeks Comments on Proposal to Increase Transparency
This post was written by Erin Janssen and Areta Kupchyk. On October 3, 2011, the FDA released a report entitled “Food and Drug Administration Transparency Initiative: Draft Proposals for Public…
Food Safety News
FDA Works to Improve Transparency
By News Desk
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking steps to increase the availability of its enforcement data to the public. Following a May mandate from President Obama that FDA…
Legal Profession Blog
Accountability And Transparency
If a state bar has an interest in accountability and transparency, one thing it can do is publish and make available on line an annual report of its disciplinary activities.Many bars…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
The Problem with State Records
I recently started a project to identify state environmental enforcement at oil and gas wells, including hydraulically fractured wells. In trying to locate this information, I was surprised to discover…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Still Destroying Records, According to Whistleblower
The lawyer for SEC staff attorney and whistleblower Darcy Flynn says in a letter to SEC Chair Schapiro and the SEC Inspector General that the agency is still destroying agency…