Tag: Freedom of Information Act
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News groups ask appeals court to protect Americans’ Freedom of Information Act rights
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org Accusing the FBI of years of dishonesty in handling Freedom of Information Act requests, a legion of news organizations and support groups asked a federal appeals court Monday to protect Americans’ rights under the law.
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Appeal: How much information about 9/11 must FBI share with public?
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org A federal appeals court has been asked to overturn a Miami district court judge and order a Freedom of Information Act trial to determine whether the FBI made a proper search for records about its secretive 9/11 Review Commission.
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Saudi Arabia cites FBI’s Meese Commission in asking judge to toss 9/11 victims’ lawsuit
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org Forced back into court by an act of Congress and faced with tens of billions of dollars in potential civil liability, oil-rich Saudi Arabia is asking a U.S. judge again to throw out a lawsuit brought against it by thousands of 9/11 victims.
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Miami judge rules out FOIA trial, says FBI document on 9/11 funding to remain secret
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org Secret FBI information about who funded the 9/11 attacks will remain hidden indefinitely after a Miami federal judge reversed herself last week and decided that the FBI was not improperly withholding it from the public.
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FBI asks Miami judge to reconsider, keep secret ‘sensitive details’ about 9/11
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org The FBI is pushing back against a federal judge’s findings that certain classified details about the funding of the 9/11 attacks and the 19 al Qaeda suicide hijackers should be made public.
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Trial looms as judge denies FBI request to keep 9/11 records secret for privacy reasons
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org In a ruling that could lead to the release of significant new information about 9/11, including details about who funded the al Qaeda terrorist attacks, a Miami federal judge has rejected FBI assertions that many records should be kept secret due to privacy considerations.
