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Transparency
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Surf and Turf Law
Star-Advertiser Sues Governor to Obtain List of Judicial Nominees
Today, on behalf of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, we filed a complaint against Governor Neil Abercrombie seeking to compel the disclosure of the list of judicial nominees provided to him by…
CommLaw Monitor
Inside the Burdens of the Net Neutrality Rules
By Kelley Drye
The Office of Management and Budget does not post the comments it receives on Paperwork Reduction Act notices, like the FCC's recent notices regarding the net neutrality rules. But we have…
Consumer Finance Monitor
So what about CFPB transparency?
At the American Bar Association’s Annual Meeting in Toronto, I attended a two-hour program on August 6 about the CFPB. I was disturbed by two things that occurred at that…
Inside Privacy
UK Government Opens a New Consultation on Access to Public Data
By Dan Cooper
On 4 August, 2011, the Cabinet Office of the UK Government opened a new public consultation on disclosure and access to public sector data. The consultation, which seeks to "establish a…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Executions Should Be Televised”
Main July 31, 2011"Executions Should Be Televised"The title of this post is the headline of this op-ed piece in today's New York Times by Zackary Shemtob and David Lat. Here…
Pension Risk Matters
Prioritizing Risk Management
Since I launched my second blog in early 2011 to discuss risk management and investment best practices for a wider institutional audience beyond pension plans alone, I've seldom posted items…
CommLawBlog
The FCC and Net Neutrality: “Reducing” Paperwork
Whatever clarity the Advisory offers is likely to be temporary. The Advisory itself states that much of its advice will likely be superseded in the near future.
DuetsBlog
A Lesson in Social Media and Transparency from an Unlikely Source: the UFC
In a few short years, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, or the UFC, has become a sports powerhouse. The league seems to have it all—a booming business, a solid philosophy and…
The Faculty Lounge
Senator Barbara Boxer Issues Press Release, Letter To ABA
And it's about law school transparency. It's right on the merits. Suffice to say, however, it would have been better if it hadn't quoted Bob Morse from US News kvetching…
Media Law Prof Blog
Re-Evaluating Wikileaks
Alasdair S. Roberts, Suffolk University Law School, has published WikiLeaks: The Illusion of Transparency, as Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 11-19. Here is the abstract.It has been said…